Subjects of this short but frightful series include murder, sex crimes, home invasion, kidnapping, thefts, muggings, blackmail - and the despair of victims of high moral character vs the tight-fisted attitude of those holding the purse-strings. I was disappointed that there are only 5 episodes about the origins of the London police force and would gladly continue watching if more episodes become available but magistrate and novelist Henry Fielding suffered from increasingly poor health and died in his 50s. These harrowing productions have a dark and stage-like quality full of action and unexpected twists. Ian Glen, portraying his blind brother, is also a most capable actor. "City of Vice" is an exceptionally well written historical crime drama enacted by a superb cast led by Ian McDiarmid as Henry Fielding, author of "Tom Jones." His witty and thoughtful delivery of dialogue is especially worth watching.
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