When Lesley Manville, Liv Tyler and Samantha Morton's period drama Harlots was added to Netflix last year, the forgotten ITV series from 2017 gained a new lease of life, hitting the top 10 of the streamer's TV show chart. But now it's being removed from the service, with the last day to watch it on Netflix being 30 June.
Based on Hallie Rubenhold's 2005 novel The Covent Garden Ladies, the show is set in 18th-century London and sees two rival brothel owners compete against each other, while dealing with police raids and public condemnation from religious groups.
Also starring Downton Abbey's Jessica Brown-Findlay and The Windsors' Hugh Skinner, Harlots ran for 24 episodes across three seasons, all of which are leaving Netflix in a few weeks.
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But don't worry, the show is still available on other streaming services.
Harlots can be streamed on UKTV's service U and the Channel 4 streaming platform.
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And as far as the critics are concerned, it's a series that's well worth checking out.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the show's first season is rated 92% positive, while seasons 2 and 3 both have perfect 100% positive scores from the collected reviews.
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The Hollywood Reporter called the show "a thrilling, brainy bodice-ripper", while The New Republic dubbed it "a lovingly researched, beautifully filmed, and superbly acted soap opera".
"The show teems with actors having the time of their lives roaring out one another's full names, city streets with a triple-cross around every corner, a gleefully anachronistic score, and poisonously vibrant costumes," reads AV Club's review.
Back when the show first released, Manville told Digital Spy that she loved playing such an uncouth character.
"I do love the fact that she was described as the Lady Macbeth of brothel keepers - it's a pretty enticing character brief to be given!" she said.
"It's such a deliciously horrible character to play and I did really enjoy it, I hate to say… I really enjoyed being nasty! I loved it. I loved the cheek, the verve, the gusto, the in-yer-face-ness of Lydia very much!"
Harlots can be streamed on Netflix until 30 June, and also streams on U and Channel 4.
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