Could have been amazing...alas...

I just found out about this series, and I was thrilled for all of two minutes, as I've always thought this era, society, and profession would be a fantastic setting for a period drama, ever since I read Hallie Rubenhold's groundbreaking writings on the subject of Georgian sex-work.

Now I find that apparently this series has borrowed heavily from her original research and non-fiction narratives, and has refused to offer due credit to this hard-working and talented historian and writer, even going so far as to link to the rare few other published variations of Harris' list in all promotional media, ignoring that Rubenhold's books are by far the most thorough and popular editions...and certain elements of characters and plot-settings seem to have been drawn directly from Rubenhold's research, and not merely from Harris' list (which, as writings go, is pretty bare-bones in terms of character and narrative. It's exactly what it says it is--a list.)

Samantha Morton is one of my favourite actors, and this period one of my favourites in history, but my respect for the painstaking work historians and writers do to bring fascinating lost history to light means that already I feel like my experience of this show will be tainted, overall, and I doubt I'll be able to bring myself to watch and enjoy it.