Drama

The Moonstone

A fresh adaptation of English literature's first great detective novel. When Franklin Blake returns to England, he is forced to face the ghosts he fled a year ago when the Moonstone, a priceless Indian diamond, was stolen.

Episode One

44m 9s

It is 1849, and Franklin Blake comes back to England after his father's death, forced to face the ghosts of the year before. The famous Indian Moonstone was stolen on the night of Rachel Verinder's 18th birthday, and Franklin seeks out the Verinder family butler for his help in finding the jewel. If he doesn't find it, then Rachel, the love of his life, will be lost to him forever.

Episodes

  • Episode One: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode One

    S1 E1 - 44m 9s

    It is 1849, and Franklin Blake comes back to England after his father's death, forced to face the ghosts of the year before. The famous Indian Moonstone was stolen on the night of Rachel Verinder's 18th birthday, and Franklin seeks out the Verinder family butler for his help in finding the jewel. If he doesn't find it, then Rachel, the love of his life, will be lost to him forever.

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    Episode Two

    S1 E2 - 44m 9s

    Following the shock of the Moonstone's disappearance, the celebrated detective Sergeant Cuff is called to Yorkshire by Franklin. Rachel is devastated by the loss of the diamond and leaves for London, casting suspicion on herself. Cuff focuses on the odd behavior of Rosanna, a reformed thief who now works as a servant in the Verinder house.

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    Episode Three

    S1 E3 - 44m 1s

    Rachel's cousin Miss Clack arrives in Yorkshire and tells Franklin what happened when Rachel and Lady Verinder were reunited in London. She tells how another of Rachel's cousins has been implicated in the disappearance of the Moonstone. He was mysteriously kidnapped and searched by Indian men following a visit to a London bank. Godfrey insists to Rachel that it is a case of mistaken identity.

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    Episode Four

    S1 E4 - 44m 3s

    The Verinder's solicitor Mr. Bruff discovers that Godfrey has proposed to Rachel and that the invitation has been accepted. While Bruff heads off to try to stop the wedding, Sergeant Cuff arrives at Franklin's lodgings with a letter from Rosanna. Franklin immediately returns to Yorkshire and makes a perilous trip to the Shivering Sands with Gabriel Betteredge.

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    Episode Five

    S1 E5 - 44m 22s

    Following a tearful meeting with Rachel, Franklin returns to the Verinder house in Yorkshire to seek answers, meeting Dr. Ezra Jennings, who offers to help. Franklin is desperate to find the thief and win back Rachel. Jennings has one solution - Franklin must put his life at risk by restaging the night of the party in the hope it will prove his innocence once and for all.

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