When Eliza Scarlet’s father dies, he leaves her penniless, but she resolves to continue his detective agency. To operate in a male-dominated world, though, she needs a partner... step forward a detective known as the Duke. Eliza and The Duke strike up a mismatched, fiery relationship as they team up to solve crime in the murkiest depths of 1880’s London.
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As London's only female detective, Eliza is struggling to get work. Desperate for money, she takes a seemingly impossible case; proving the innocence of a man found at a murder scene with a bloodied knife in his hand who has pleaded guilty.
The episode was rated 7.44 from 254 votes.
The Duke hires Eliza to spy on suffragettes. Going beyond her instructions, she gets involved in Britain’s biggest plot since Guy Fawkes.
The episode was rated 7.51 from 243 votes.
When Eliza Scarlett's father dies suddenly, she's faced with a stark choice. Accept the fact she is now penniless or take on and run her dad's detective business, but can she succeed against all the odds in this male-dominated world?
The episode was rated 7.57 from 294 votes.
A post-mortem portrait photographer gets messages from beyond the grave. Eliza’s investigation takes her into the spirit world.
The episode was rated 7.63 from 228 votes.
Searching for the secret to her father’s fate, Eliza goes to an abandoned prison. Eliza and the Duke stumble on a criminal enterprise.
The episode was rated 7.69 from 236 votes.
Forgery, murder, and false accusation strain Eliza’s forensic skills as she gets to the bottom of her father’s death.
The episode was rated 7.73 from 229 votes.
