A Victorian Scandal: The Rudest Book in Britain
- Movies
- 2019-06-05
- EN
- Released
- 0h 29m
- GB
- Documentary - History
Production
BBC Four, BBC
Storyline
Dr Fern Riddell is a young historian and author who goes back to the archives to challenge more traditional historical views of Victorian society. Her investigation into a sensational Victorian high court trial, which took place in 1877, sheds new light on the ‘no sex please, we are British’ cliché often associated with Victorian England.