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True crime drama focuses on the inequality and degradation of working-class women in service in the 19th century.
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Gene Roddenberry's vision has been upheld by diverse casting, but storylines remain within mainstream 20th-century ideas of gender and identity.
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All men must die, so the young women have grown up to take control.
Be prepared to be scared and informed in equal measure by the next series of this cult show.
How will the reboot of the popular series about lesbians deal with cultural change since the original aired?
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