House of Guinness (TV Series, 2025, UK, S1 8 episodes)
This series is great TV outside of the cheating wife storyline. Created by the producers of Peaky Blinders.
Set in Ireland in the 1860s. The patriarch of the rich brewers, the Guinness family, has died. Three adult brothers and an adult sister are left to run the brewing empire, they struggle to do so.
Series 1
Episode 3 at 7:30 The oldest brother is Arthur. He's a gay man, a playboy. He's convinced by brother Edward to run for Parliament but he needs a wife. Their aunt makes up a list of candidates. Great scene when Arthur interviews Lady Olivia for the role. They both understand it's to be Un Marriage Blanc, As Olivia says "I'm to take your name but not your cock". Arthur tells her he's going to have affairs (with men). She demands the same, he agrees, and tells his aunt to burn the list of candidates, Olivia's the one. He'll pay her family debts and give her a generous income.
Rafferty is the Guinness family fixer, a bone-breaker who strong arms anyone needing convincing, and he's a good looking young man. Olivia takes him as a lover. Arthur gives Rafferty his blessing but tells him he needs to be discrete and learn to play these games as Olivia can, she's been born and bred to do so. Rafferty, the dog, had also been screwing the Guinness sister.
Episode 6 5:35 Rafferty screwing Olivia, the next morning she makes him jump out her upstairs window to avoid the servants.
45:00 A bunch of quick cuts between Arthur making out with men at a gay club, Rafferty screwing Olivia, and Edward torn between a proper lady and a Fenian beauty.
Episode 7 26:40 Oh oh. Olivia is having trouble fitting in her dresses. Arthur has a chat with Rafferty they must use precautions. Rafferty says sometimes she insists and they don't have time for precautions. Too late, she's preggers.
Episode 8
Arthur arranges Olivia to visit her sisters in London, smokescreen to have an abortion.
21:02 Olivia back from London, Arthur and Ovivia at dinner, very awkward. Arthur "remember you are my wife". She visits Rafferty, they mourn their baby. They profess their love for one another. This isn't going to end well.
30:50 Arthur tells Ovivia she can leave with Rafferty, but they'll be broke and Arthur will shame Olivia in society that she screwed the help. If she stays Arthur's wife, no more screwing Rafferty to prevent any baby accidents. She accepts.
35:46 Olivia tells Rafferty she's going to keep screwing him.
I have looked high and low, can't find this streamed for free anywhere yet, only on Netflix. Maybe some other posters can find a free streaming source.
Here's some clips of Lady Olivia and Rafferty I found on reddit.
www.reddit.com/r/WatchItForThePlot/comments/1nsj5fm/danielle_galligan_house_of_guinness_s01_e06_2025/
