A Respectable Trade
Brief Synopsis
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Josiah Cole, an 18th century Bristol dockside businessman, gambles everything to join the big traders of the city. A marriage to well-connected Frances Scott provides Josiah with an entree to a higher class. Trading her social contacts for Josiah's protection, Frances finds her life and fortune depe
Cast & Crew
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Suri Krishnamma
Director
Sainabou Manneh
Ariyon Bakare
Hugh Quarshie
Warren Clarke
Kaddy Faal
Film Details
Also Known As
Mobil Masterpiece Theatre (10/25/98), Respectable Trade
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1998
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Josiah Cole, an 18th century Bristol dockside businessman, gambles everything to join the big traders of the city. A marriage to well-connected Frances Scott provides Josiah with an entree to a higher class. Trading her social contacts for Josiah's protection, Frances finds her life and fortune depend upon the respectable trade of sugar, rum and slaves. Into her new world comes Mehuru and, from opposite ends of the slave trade, Mehuru and Frances confront each other and their need for freedom.
Director
Suri Krishnamma
Director
Cast
Sainabou Manneh
Ariyon Bakare
Hugh Quarshie
Warren Clarke
Kaddy Faal
Makaela Alexander
Jake Ritzema
Russell Baker
Lloyd Notice
Charlotte Robson
Tanya Moodie
Anna Massey
Stephen Bent
David Foxxe
Cait Davis
Campbell Morrison
Dinah Staab
Claire Huckle
Anton Rice
Emma Fielding
Paul Mcneilly
Matthew Marsh
Junior Laniyan
Grahame Fox
Russell Mabey
Simon Williams
Abigail Mckern
Richard Briers
Clinton Blake
Ralph Brown
Francis Crampsie
Ric Morgan
Jenny Agutter
Geoffrey Greenhill
Richard Dixon
Doreen Andrew
Jenny Jules
Crew
Anthony Ainsworth
Production Designer
Simon Anderson
Electrician
Len Ashe
Props
Steven Ashley
Producer
Paul Batchelor
Editor
Ruth Baumgarten
Producer
Kate Beeston
Assistant Location Manager
Brad Bower
Boom Operator
Pauline Bullock-webster
Production Coordinator
Billy Byrne
Best Boy
Kathleen Cahill
Editor
Ruth Caleb
Executive Producer
William Cann
Props
Becky Clark
Costumes
Danny Clements
Props
Del Colley
Costumes
Anthony Combes
Editor
Kay Curram
Costumes
Fiona Curran
Dubbing Mixer
Jane Deitch
Casting Consultant
Erin Delaney
Post-Production
Annabel East
Assistant Director
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Danuta Forbes
Production Assistant
Liz Friedman
Graphic Designer
Christopher Fry
Production Assistant
Mark Funnell
Electrician
Judy Gayton
Continuity
Philippa Gregory
Source Material (From Novel)
Philippa Gregory
Writer
Susanne Hamilton
Post-Production Coordinator
John Hardy
Construction Manager
Glen Henry
Carpenter
Ann Houlihan
Assistant Director
Steve Hudson
Dubbing Mixer
Helen Johnson
Makeup Artist
Paul Judges
Assistant Director
Maura Laverty
Production
Roger Long
Sound Recordist
Simon Maggs
Director Of Photography
Dave Mason
Other
Dave Meadows
Other
Kevin Menton
Executive Producer
Simon Mills
Associate Producer
Shirley Nevin
Assistant Costume Designer
Julian Nott
Music
Nick Powell
Stunt Coordinator
Tony Power
Other
Steve Pugh
Grip
Martine Randall
Makeup Artist
Fiona Reeves
Assistant Director
Peter Robinson
Lighting
Jami Rogers
Production
Rebecca Samuelson
Assistant Production Accountant
Caroline Sanders
Production Accountant
Robert Shacklady
Other
Jane Shepherd
Art Director
P J Simpson
Location Manager
Elaine Smith
Hairdresser
Elaine Smith
Makeup
Frances Tempest
Costume Designer
Hans Van Der Were
Location Manager
Nigel Warren-green
Executive Producer
Michael Wearing
Executive Producer
Tim Youngman
Property Master
Film Details
Also Known As
Mobil Masterpiece Theatre (10/25/98), Respectable Trade
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1998
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
