Orphan Sally Lockhart (Billie Piper, Mansfield Park), schooled by her late father in shooting, bookkeeping and Hindustani, is putting all her spunk and savvy to use inquiring into her father’s mysterious death. A cryptic letter advising her to beware of the “Seven Blessings” starts Lockhart down a harrowing path where she must brave assassins, opium dens and a homicidal crone, Mrs. Holland. At the glittering center of the mystery is a priceless and cursed ruby and some stunning secrets. JJ Feild (Northanger Abbey) also stars in this adaptation of Philip Pullman’s Victorian-era thriller.
Fearless young Sally Lockhart has a mind for numbers and for sleuthing, and in Phillip Pullman’s quartet of novels, set in Victorian London, she is put through the paces of melodrama and mystery. In this vivid adaptation of the first book in the series, recently orphaned Sally Lockhart, armed with a pearl-handled pistol and her keen mind, uncovers the secrets of her father’s death aboard the sunken schooner Lavinia, discovers hidden cursed jewels, and faces England’s deadliest villains with bold courage. Sally’s friends, the street-smart Jim and besotted photographer Frederick, help her expose the truth – no matter how dangerous. Sally navigates through the constantly twisting plots with the savvy dexterity of a sharp-eyed detective.
Part of the Sally Lockhart Mysteries.
Starring Billie Piper, Matt Smith, Sian Thomas, Kay Lyon, Robert Putt.
Shown on MASTERPIECE.