Scenes
Greatrex
I have put together the imagining of some scenes from the screenplay to capture the mood and feel.
As a nineteen-year-old convict in Australia, Greatrex turns his hand to acting but his life of crime is set to continue back in Britain.
Greatrex is re-convicted and sent to work on the roads but the ever ingenious criminal has a plan of escape.
We are introduced to Superintendent Alexander McCall as he is awarded for previous acts of bravery. With a diploma in Law, he is one of a new breed of police officers where intelligence is as relative as brawn.
Greatrex begins an affair with his assistant Jane Weir who's infatuation with him blinds her to his escapade.
Greatrex and the Grimshaw brothers work on printing forged bank notes. Sewell is a die cutter in the linen trade where he engraves patterns for printing on clothing, while Thomas is a cylinder printer. Their skills are just what Greatrex is looking for and they're more than willing accomplices.
Sewell Grimshaw creates the copper plate that will be used to print the forged bank notes.
Thomas Grimshaw's wife, Agnes, discovers the copper plate in their flat.
Thomas Grimshaw hands over a forged bank note to a shopkeeper. Will anyone notice?
Is Jane Weir stupid or ignorant? Maybe she's just so in love that she's willing to trust Greatrex, but the sight of gold coins dispels any questions she may have.
Jane is aboard a ship for New York, having narrowly escaped the law.
The quest to capture Greatrex reaches US President Andrew Johnson who becomes embroiled in the investigation.
Living a life of crime means that Greatrex is forever running away from the financial carnage he leaves in his tracks.
