Season 1

Arthur Conan Doyle recaptures his zest for life by pursuing and challenging a notorious miscarriage of justice. It is the case of George Edalji; a hard-working solicitor and the son of Hampshire vicar who has served seven years in Pentonville Prison for The Great Wyrley Rippings. Following the death of his wife, Conan Doyle has become a 'bore and a sulk' by his own admission. All around him do their best to bolster Arthur from his grief and mourning including his beloved Mam who implores him to 'sink his teeth into something. If not a book then some new pursuit.' Arthur joins forces with his trusted manservant, Alfred ‘Woody’ Wood with whom he has a very strong bond. On learning of George’s plight, Conan Doyle urges Woody to arrange a meeting with George, who is struggling to return to his career as 'until the taint is washed from his name.'