Synopsis
Victorian London harbours many secrets: alien visitors, strange phenomena and unearthly powers.
But a trio of investigators stands ready to delve into such mysteries – the Great Detective, Madame Vastra, her resourceful spouse, Jenny Flint, and their loyal valet, Strax.
If an impossible puzzle needs solving, or a grave injustice needs righting, help can be found on Paternoster Row.
But even heroes can never escape their past…
1.1 The Cars That Ate London! by Jonathan Morris
The advent of electric carriages on London’s streets causes a stir – until they start careening out of control. Elsewhere, factory workers lose their senses, while a brand-new power plant suffers mysterious outages.
Genius industrialist Fabian Solak has a vision of the future – free from pollution, running on clean electricity. But Madame Vastra knows such ideas are ahead of their time…
1.2 A Photograph to Remember by Roy Gill
The Paternoster Gang are shocked to discover a rival group on the streets. A Sontaran, a Silurian and a human – only their intentions are not quite so noble as Madame Vastra and friends.
And when the recently-photographed dead begin to return home, strangely altered, will this ‘Bloomsbury Bunch’ be more of a help or a hindrance?
1.3 The Ghosts of Greenwich by Paul Morris
Strange things are happening to the people of Greenwich. Phantoms of the living appear, while others are aged beyond their years. A cloaked figure stalks the streets, and time is out of joint.
Vastra, Jenny and Strax find all clues point towards the Meridian Line. Beneath the Royal Observatory lies a secret – something terribly ancient and horribly dangerous…
Cast
Neve McIntosh (Madame Vastra)
Catrin Stewart (Jenny Flint)
Dan Starkey (Strax)
Daisy Ashford (Penny Lambeth / Angie Sangster)
Lucy Briggs-Owen (Charlotte Mayfly)
Trevor Cooper (Sir Jasper Eagleton / Old Smallpiece / Jonathan Mayfly)
Alan Cox (Fabian Solak)
Beth Goddard (Vella)
Julia Hills (Madeline / Ethel Pullman)
Arthur Hughes (Tom Foster)
Joseph Kloska (Neville Plumstead / Bobby Harris)
Alex Lowe (Archie Flowers)
Finlay Robertson (Inspector Cotton / Silas Beckett)
Christopher Ryan (Stonn)
