TV series
The English
Overview
An aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke, arrives into the new and wild landscape of the American West to wreak revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.
Details
- First air date
- 2022-11-10
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Western
- Network
- BBC Two
- Production
- BBC Studios, Amazon Studios, Wolf Gait Productions, Drama Republic, Eight Rooks, All3Media International, All3Media
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Emily Blunt as Lady Cornelia Locke
- Chaske Spencer as Eli Whipp
- Tom Hughes as Thomas Trafford
- Steve Wall as Thin Kelly
- Stephen Rea as Sheriff Robert Marshall
- Miguel Álvarez as Timothy Flynn
- Nicholas Aaron as Billy Myers
- Valerie Pachner as Martha Myers
- Malcolm Storry as Red Morgan
- Walt Klink as Jed Myers
- Cristian Solimeno as Clay Jackson
- William Belleau as Kills on Water
Creators and crew
- Hugo Blick - Creator
- Mona Qureshi - Executive Producer
- Hugo Blick - Executive Producer
- Emily Blunt - Executive Producer
- Greg Brenman - Executive Producer
- Colin Wratten - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: What You Want and What You Need
Eli Whipp, a retired Pawnee scout out to claim his birthright, meets Cornelia Locke, an Englishwoman hell-bent on revenge. With their paths fated to cross, they decide to travel north together.
Episode 2: Path of the Dead
In Wyoming, cattle baron Thomas Trafford struggles to maintain his empire when his pregnant cattle are killed. Eli and Cornelia encounter a victim of Captain Clegg’s bushwhackers.
Episode 3: Vultures on the Line
In Powder River, Wyoming, Sheriff Marshall is investigating the mysterious murder/suicide an ex-cavalry soldier and his homesteader wife. Meanwhile, Eli waits for Cornelia's return on the Clarkes' farm, but discovers a more sinister side to their business.
Episode 4: The Wounded Wolf
Fifteen years earlier, on Wyoming's Chalk River in 1875, Thomas Trafford arrives to establish his cattle ranch, along with his accountant and aide, David Melmont. But events take a sour turn when Melmont becomes involved in a horrific crime, which ultimately has an immense impact on the lives of both Eli and Cornelia.
Episode 5: The Buffalo Gun
As Eli aims to make penance for his actions 15 years ago, Trafford desperately tries to feed his herd with an immense hayrick, Marshall continues to deal with the fallout of Flynn's death and a fresh attack on Trafford's cattle, and Cornelia has a run-in with the businesswoman Black-Eyed Mog.
Episode 6: Cherished
As Eli and Cornelia reach Powder River, a violent attack on his hayrick forces Trafford to make a difficult decision, and Marshall discovers the truth behind the branding. When Melmont finally returns to Wyoming, the stage is set for a violent confrontation.
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