In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief takers. Then two Westminster magistrates, novelist Henry Fielding and his brother, John, obtained a grant from Parliament allowing them to bring some law and order to the crime-ridden boroughs of Central London.

• Iain Glen
• Ian McDiarmid
• Sam Spruell
• Alice O'Connell
• Francis Magee
• Sean Francis
• Ian Peck
• J.D. Kelleher