Alone and devastated by her betrayal, Nan cannot return to her family in Whitstable so takes to the streets to survive. In her guise as a male impersonator, she finds a niche in the Victorian sexual underworld and is also drawn into the web of a rich Sapphic society widow who offers sex, excitement and luxury but at a perilous price.
Quest roles:
Anna Chancellor, Jodhi May, John Bowe, Sally Hawkins(Zena Blake), Bernice Stegers(Mrs. Dendy), David Webber(Bill), Milly Gregory(Mary), David Spinx(Rough Man), David Simeon(Middle-Aged Gent), Tilly Vosburgh(Mrs. Milne), Paul Ready(Renter Alice), Edward Clayton(Rough Customer), Carl Chase(Corder), Janet Henfrey(Mrs. Jex), Sara Stockbridge(Dickie), Sarah Crowden(Woman with Pipe), Di Botcher(Woman with Cigar)