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In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief takers. Then two Westminster magistrates, novelist Henry Fielding and his brother, John, obtained a grant from Parliament allowing them to bring some law and order to the crime-ridden boroughs of Central London.

Shadows stretch long over 18th-century London streets choked by mud, corruption, and armed gangs. This period crime drama captures the chaotic struggle of two brothers attempting to impose legal order upon a lawless underworld.