High Stakes

Overview

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.

Guest Stars

Ophelia Lovibond

Kitty Carlton

Neilí Conroy

Mrs. O'Connell

Michael Grennell

Mayor of Belfast

Will Irvine

O'Farrell

Jonathan White

Francis Carruthers

David Ryan

Prosecution Lawyer

Derek Reid

Pierre's Butler

Kate O'Toole

Lady Carlton