![]() ![]() ![]() When we meet the Wells women and dive into their squalid, captivating world, Lucy has just gotten her hands on a copy of Harris' List, the Yelp of the day for sex workers. In one scene, a customer who wants "flagellation" is seen getting his bare buttocks beaten by a sex worker.ĭramas about sex work can go wrong in dozens of ways, but this smart, nuanced, feminist series is perhaps the best portrait of prostitution ever to hit the small screen. Sex and body parts are frequently talked about, often in archaic language, with references to "cunny," "quim," "heavers" (breasts), and "prick." Other strong language includes "bitch," "hell," and "damn," as well as insults connected with sex work: "whore," "slut," "pimp." Characters are killed on-screen, and there are references to rape women are pushed and treated roughly by law enforcement. A man pulls a woman's hair to threaten her into silence after he can't maintain an erection during sex a woman is coerced into having sex with a man to get a job at a brothel. A woman's virginity is auctioned off sex workers talk frankly about starting their business as young as age 10 young children listen at doors when sex workers are entertaining clients. ![]() Other scenes depict oral sex (no private parts are seen). However, the setting does mean there's a lot of sexual content, with numerous scenes with couples having sex on beds, up against brick walls, in carriages, and in many other locations with moaning, thrusting, and bare breasts and backsides (male and female). Women play strong central roles, and the cast has surprising (for the period) racial diversity the sex workers portrayed are strong, independent, and unashamed of how they make their living. Parents need to know that Harlots is a drama about sex workers in the 18th century. ![]()
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