Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece.

A stellar cast headed by Ian McDiarmid and Iain Glen brings to life the story of the very first 'cops', the Fielding brothers, in City of Vice, a major new historical drama series set in the vice-ridden world of Georgian London. Informed by primary source material, the six-part series is set in 18th Century Covent Garden - the centre of London's vice trade. It follows the fortunes of Henry and John Fielding - brothers, magistrates of London and the men who created the modern police force. Henry Fielding (the man we know as the father of the English novel) and John Fielding (his half-blind brother) are London's first real 'cops' - investigating the lives and crimes of prostitutes, pimps, gamblers and villains (all meticulously researched real characters) who operate in a world where the rules of policing have not yet been invented. Making up the 'procedure' as they go along, the Fieldings invent many of the standard systems of policing today including taking witness statements and creating an organised system of informants. Following the evolution of the capital's police force, City of Vice exposes the steamier side of life in 18th Century London. Also featuring Geraldine James, Nigel Harman, Juliet Aubrey and Frances Magee. City of Vice is directed by Justin Hardy (Trafalgar Battle Surgeon, The Relief of Belsen) and Dan Reed (Lewis, 9/11 Liars); co-created and exec produced by Rob Pursey (The Vice, The Queen's Sister); written by Clive Bradley and Peter Harness; and produced by Lachlan MacKinnon.

艾迪（斯特兰·斯卡斯加德 Stellan Skarsgård 饰）是一名资历老道经验丰富的警探，多年来浸淫在各式各样残酷可怕的凶杀案中，艾迪的个性开始变得冷漠和麻木。一连串恶性案件的发生在城市内引起了恐慌，凶手恶劣的手段和凶残的个性都是艾迪前所未闻的，在搭档海伦（梅丽莎·乔治 Melissa George 饰）的帮助下，艾迪对案件展开了调查。 随着调查的深入，一个潜伏在城市内多年的臭名昭著的黑帮团伙浮出了水面，而艾迪似乎和这个团伙里一名叫丹尼尔（艾什雷·沃特斯 Ashley Walters 饰）的男人有着说不清道不明的关系。海伦发现，隐匿在黑暗中的凶手似乎想通过在尸体上留下奇怪的符号给出什么线索，而艾迪不堪回首的过往正隐藏在这些线索当中。