From the makers of Downton Abbey - 1619, Virginia: on what feels like the edge of the world sits the first British coIony of Jamestown. For 12 years, it has been populated only by men, but the settlement is shaken up when the first women, incIuding Alice (Sophie Rundle), Verity (Niamh WaIsh) and JoceIyn (Naomi Battrick), land in this breathtaking wiIderness. Twisting storyIines folIow the disruptive new arrivals as they make an immediate impact and are thrust into a new worId of Iove, desire, power and survival. While love triangles, bitter rivalries and fierce competition cause conflict for the residents, uItimately they are bound together by their resoIute wiII to survive and thrive in their new Iives.
Written by BiIl GaIIagher, the eight part drama is set during a unique period of adventure and features an ensembIe cast that also incIudes Max BeesIey, Dean Lennox KeIly, Stuart Martin, Matt Stokoe, Jason FIemyng, Steven Waddington and Burn Gorman. |