★★★★★ – The Times. A devilishly dark historical comedy about a corrupt aristrocratic couple who lie, cheat, and charm their way through 18th-century high society. Stars Claire Foy and Richard E Grant.
"★★★★★ – Grant excels as a slippery Georgian social climber and Foy is equally compelling as his long-suffering wife in a brilliant black comedy" – The Times
"★★★★ – blackly comedic class commentary of the highest order" – The Upcoming
This devilishly dark historical comedy follows the Machiavellian schemings of corrupt aristocrats Sir Chauncey Savage (Grant) and his wife, Lady Savage (Foy). Set against an 18th-century backdrop of the Jacobite Uprising and a devastating pox outbreak, the couple lie, cheat, and charm their way across high society, leaving chaos, avarice, and bloodshed in their wake.
A scathing, irreverent, and utterly outrageous satire on the venalities of class and power.
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