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The English

2022·BBC iPlayer·53 min·7.7/10
DramaWestern

Set in the mythic mid-American landscape in the year of 1890, The English follows Cornelia Locke, an Englishwoman who arrives into the new and wild landscape of the West to wreak revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son. Upon meeting Eli Whipp, an ex-cavalry scout and member of the Pawnee Nation by birth, they join together and discover a shared history which must be defeated at all costs, if either of them are to survive.

Status
Ended
Language
English
Premiered
November 10, 2022
Ended
November 10, 2022

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