But in his moment of triumph, the true horror is revealed and an extraordinary final twist transforms Marlott's world forever. Unable to shake the memory of what happened on the banks of the Thames but reluctant to admit the impossible, Marlott brings his enquiry to a dramatic conclusion. One thing is certain - a demonic power is at work in the city, reanimating the dead. As Marlott investigates, it brings him up against the medical establishment and powerful political forces wrestling with the march of scientific progress. In Season One, 'Resurrection,' we follow Marlott on the hunt for the crazed killer behind the mutilated body, taking him into the dark corners of Georgian London, an underworld of prostitution, drug smuggling, bodysnatching, murder for profit and other vices. Inspector John Marlott (Sean Bean) is horrified to discover that it's not actually a child, but a grotesque assembly of human body parts.
After a successful operation by the Thames River Police to apprehend a gang of opium smugglers, a child's corpse is discovered. A thrilling and terrifying reimagining of Mary Shelley's classic novel from the point of view of a detective on the trail of demonic experiments London, 1832.
