S1·E8 – High Stakes⭐ 3.0/5
2012-07-01 • 60 min
The high staked General Elections are drawing closer. The magnates have their own candidate, the Unionist extremist Albert Hatton. The fact that Pirrie does not support Hatton makes him an enemy of the ruling class. Michael is campaigning for Labour. His sister Emily helps him. But she gets arrested for giving out leaflets. This is a political measure, and Emily is only the scapegoat. On the ship front, Mark's proposition to erect higher bulkheads to defend Titanic is crushed by Ismay, the Chairman of White Star Lines, the company Titanic is being built for. When the elections occur, Albert Hatton wins a handsome majority. The third candidate, Michael, only gets a very small number of votes. Protestant and anti Home Rule extremists fume with rage and hatred, and Michael is assaulted, cruelly beaten and forced from Belfast. His brother Conor has become a terrorist and has taken lives.
Cast
Kevin Zegers
Mark Muir
Derek Jacobi
Lord Pirrie
Alessandra Mastronardi
Sofia Silvestri
Valentina Corti
Violetta Silvestri
Massimo Ghini
Pietro Silvestri
Ian McElhinney
Sir Henry Carlton
Billy Carter
Thomas Andrews
Ophelia Lovibond
Kitty Carlton
Neilí Conroy
Mrs. O'Connell
Michael Grennell
Mayor of Belfast
Will Irvine
O'Farrell
Jonathan White
Francis Carruthers
