The best episodes of Jamestown
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- 01
Jocelyn's fate is sealed as Temperance receives a letter from England. Redwick strikes a covert deal that will change Jamestown forever. Season finale.
- 02
Chacrow's relationship with Silas is tested to the extreme when he moves to Jamestown; Yeardley plans for the future; Jocelyn resorts to drastic measures to get the truth out of Willmus.
- 03
Farlow and Redwick look to send the women a powerful message as their disdain for their new female neighbours intensifies.
- 04
After the burning of her plantation, Jocelyn regains her thirst for advancement, while the banished Silas is devoted to his new life with the Pamunkey, forcing Alice to make a devastating decision. Yeardley brutally proves that disloyalty will not be tolerated.
- 05
A tribe invades the town, giving Jocelyn a chance to advance Samuel's career. Alice and Silas's future is thrown into jeopardy.
- 06
There's a big revelation when Secretary Farlow returns from England with a charming alchemist. Marie turns to the Rutters when she gets framed for a crime.
- 07
Marie is driven to commit a terrible crime and Jocelyn forms a pact with the unlikeliest of allies.
- 08
Jocelyn spies a way to get her own back on Yeardley, and Meredith takes a shine to the colony's rebellious new arrival.
- 09
Jocelyn realises that if she wants something done, she’ll have to do it herself and some devastating news sets Pedro on a path for revenge.
- 10
Three women set sail for the colony of Jamestown in 1619. But drama awaits, along with the men they are duty bound to marry.
- 11
Rumor of a goldmine sends a stir os suspicion through the settlement. Meanwhile, Farlow and Redwick resort to espionage to get the better of Jocelyn.
- 12
Redwick sees a chance to stir up civil unrest when Yeardley is struck by illness. Meanwhile, Jocelyn realises she may have underestimated Temperance.
- 13
Alice turns to James for help as news about Henry spreads around the town. Verity falls back into dangerous old habits and Jocelyn sees a way to ingratiate her with her new adversary.
- 14
Henry Sharrow returns to flaunt his newly acquired riches as Alice lives in fear of what he might do to her. Jocelyn asserts her newly acquired power over Temperance, and James Read strikes a deal with Henry.
- 15
A terrible crime throws suspicion on the whole of Jamestown. When her position comes under threat, Jocelyn forges a surprising connection.
- 16
Jamestown is spooked as ghostly happenings fuel rumours Samuel has risen from the grave. Reddick gets everyone battle ready as news comes in of a Spanish attack.
- 17
The Sharrows' rivalry hits boiling point and Yeardley is set a huge challenge. Opechancanough makes a move that will forever change Jamestown.
- 18
It's all happening as a ship heralds the arrival of James Read's wife. Out in the woods the Rutters run into trouble.
- 19
Jocelyn finds out what it means to lose everything, while Yeardley forms a plan that could change the colony forever.
- 20
An extraordinary creature transfixes the town and a race to capture the beast ensues, while Silas must face the consequences of his attack on Yeardley. Elsewhere, Opechancanough makes a bold political move and Jocelyn finally weakens the unfathomable Willmus.
- 21
Jocelyn's journey upriver throws life into jeopardy. Maria and Temperance team up against Yeardley, while disaster looms for the Sharrows.
- 22
Maria devises a plan that could secure a new life for her and Pedro, while Silas jeopardises his place with the Pamunkey when he goes after Yeardley, and Jocelyn realises that Willmus thinks she is corrupt.
- 23
The Rutters hatch a money-making scheme that soon goes dangerously wrong. Silas searches for a way out of a sticky situation. Pedro turns to Jocelyn for help.
- 24
The Pamunkey find a way to teach the Sharrows a lesson. And it means major heartache for Alice. Yeardley's tested when he tries to intervene.
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