Gallows fodder!
That's how Ned Hookens, a poor London apprentice born in the shadow of St Paul's in the 1760s, is viewed by his master. And in no time Ned's set to prove him right, when a member of the watch gets accidentally killed.
The travelling life beckons, but with it comes more trouble - in the form of Melissa, the boss's daughter. It's the Colours or curtains for Ned, who's soon overseas serving as a sharpshooter fighting the rebel...
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