The South Sea Company's fraud, masterminded by Charles Hartley, involved a group of weavers and agricultural workers in a massive financial scheme that led to the downfall of the British economy and earned them a notorious place in history as one of the most infamous scams ever.
The film is set in 18th-century Yorkshire during the Industrial Revolution and tells the story of a group of weavers and farmhands, led by David Hartley, who orchestrate a historic and massive fraud, making it one of Britain's largest.
Aired: May 31, 2023In the early 1760s, David Hartley returns to his family's isolated moor-top h...
Aired: Jun 7, 2023David's community is left impoverished, so he introduces his family to the il...
Aired: Jun 14, 2023The gang embarks on their inaugural mission, targeting the corrupt Clothier w...
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