Prince Ali Fahmy Bey, a title he'd purchased, falls for Marguerite, a Parisian sex worker, after offering her the Earth, she agrees to marry him, converting to Islam. A tempestuous relationship ends in murder.
I can't believe this is the first time I'm leaning of this story, I even did a quick search to see that it did indeed happen, true enough, it was a huge, very public story.
A story of domestic violence, brutality and revenge. I wish we'd had a little more insight into the trial, it would have been so interested to learn more.
What's not clear, is if it was a heat of the moment crime passionnel, or if Marguerite had planned something and actioned it in cold blood, I guess we'll never know.
This is the kind of episode that made this show so incredibly watchable. Wonderfully introduced of course by Edward Woodward, the story is fascinating, the production values absolutely spot on, a lavish and decadent looking episode.
I really did like the passionate performances of both Kemal Sylvester and Justine Midda, both were very convincing.
Excellent, 8/10.