Why Old Nichol Street Was Victorian London's Filthiest Slum

In the heart of what is now one of London's most fashionable districts lies the site of a slum so notorious that its death rate ran four times the city average, its houses were built with cement that never dried, and its landlords included aristocrats, clergymen, and people who were already dead. This documentary traces the full chronological story of the Old Nichol, from monastic garden to speculative ruin, from Charles Booth's poverty maps to Arthur Morrison's bestselling novel, and from demolition to the council housing estate that replaced it, asking who really profited from Victorian London's filthiest slum and what happened to the people it was supposed to help.