James replies it was a twisted sense of chivalry. Read makes a remark about Jocelyns black dress, claiming it becomes her and it makes her appear witchly. (written & created by) (24 episodes, 2017-2019) Series Cast Series Produced by Series Music by Series Cinematography by Series Film Editing by Series Casting By Series Production Design by Later, it is noticed that Farlows head is missing. Jocelyn asks James to deliver the letter to them. Jocelyn and James no longer can hide their feelings for each other. Jocelyn leaves crying. Verity curses the marshall who comes down with sickness and she is suspected of witchcraft. In the end, they admit to be in love with each other and Jocelyn gives up her quest for revenge and power to be with James and live a simple life. Read states his feelings for Alice were an innocents man heart while his feelings for Jocelyn are madness and it appears he wants to be mad. Later, James observes Jocelyn and Yeardley talking. James Read clashes with the governor over his refusal to allow him to marry Alice and suffers a harsh punishment. After bringing her body to the church of Jamestown, James opens the shroud to behold Corinnas face and remarks shes beautiful while kissing her forehead. Meanwhile, James warns Verity that Tamlin stole a knife from his forge. After Samuel Castell is found dead by the Sharrow brothers, James Read observes as Jocelyn is thrown into the streets by Nicholas Farlow under the order that the recorders house will be needed for the new recorder of the Virginia Company. At Samuels funeral, Yeardley demands the casket is opened, causing Jocelyn to suspect someone planted the rosary. Maria fears Pedro will kill Yeardley who has separated them and plans with Verity to leave Jamestown with a reluctant Pedro on a ship. Jocelyn throws herself into his arms, trembling, and James comforts her. Verity and Meredith have the stolen ship goods taken by Massinger. [4] The renewal of Jamestown for a third and final season was announced by Sky One on 23 March 2018.[5]. The day of Corinnas arrival is here. Son of William and Rebecca Mennis Read of Folkstone, Kent. About James Read (Reade) Knighted in 1603. Very little is known about James' early life in England other than its implied he started practicing his art at a young age. Pedro tries to help Jocelyn while Verity fires back. She also notices the way he looks at Alice and recognizes his feelings for her. James is upset with Pedro for bringing Jocelyn upriver. The doctor declares his love for Jocelyn who has made an enemy of the governor's wife. She tries to persuade James in going upriver to find them. Jocelyn recalls she wishes to live as a widow. She's distressed but tells him about Crabtrees ring and how she must find it because it could reveal the truth about him. Alice Kett (24 Episodes) Niamh Walsh. Meanwhile, Jocelyn is now owner of all of Edgar Massinger s farms. Opechancanough orders Chacrow to kill Silas Sharrow which Chacrow confides to Silas. Later, Jocelyn takes Samuels poetry to the assembly and accuses Pedro of stealing it in order for him to become the governors property. However, shes caught by James Read who accuses her of being a catholic. Jocelyn also arrives but Farlow dismisses her and leaves alongside Simeon. Jocelyn gives him a token - the gem from her necklace - for him saving her life. For instance, when Jocelyn protected James from being flogged for wearing the doublet. Game; James Read. Jamestown. Later that night, Jocelyn visits Reads shop and he thanks her for convincing Yeardley to take Pedro. However, Tamlin makes a noise that scares the horse, making him run away. Pedro and Verity want to go on to find the mariners and Tamlin Appleday. Verity finds Tamlin living rough near the township. Later on, James finds the remains of Henrys boat. Read married his first wife Lora Lee in June 1978, and the marriage ended in divorce in 1983. At the church, Verity is praying but is disturbed by James Read. While leaving the church, Sir George Yeardley spots him wearing a garment above his social status and urges him, alongside Marshal Redwick, to take it off. Jocelyn says James lied because she saw love in his eyes. Silas returns to Jamestown and is rejected by his brother and Alice who feels betrayed by him. Jocelyn smiles as he leaves[16]. Marshal Redwick points out the severe punishment hell receive. Meanwhile, he lost sight of Jocelyn and went into hiding. She even compares it to the feelings he once held for her. Jocelyn says he might know her again if he promises not to love her. Winganuske returns to her husband Henry Sharrow. Before Corinnas funeral, Jocelyn meet James at the church and confronts on why he left her alone in the dark after their lovemaking the night before. Born James Christopher Read on 31st July, 1953 in Buffalo, New York, USA, he is famous for Beaches. James takes his late bride to church while Sir George Yeardley commands Jocelyn to visit Christopher after dark in order to discover if hes the Spanish spy. The following day James, Pedro, Verity and Jocelyn are heading towards the mariners shack. The next day, Jocelyn Castell faces a Skimmington to shame her for failing to remarry. He shares his concern for her welfare because of what happened earlier. The next morning, Pedro is released from his chains and tries to convince Massinger to sell him to the governor. During Season 1, Jocelyn and James only talked once about previous Pamunkey attacks [2]. The next day, James calls for Alice Kett, asking what name the Sharrows gave to their plantation. Alice tells Chacrow of Yeardley's plan. However, and in spite of having consummate their relationship more than once, they seek to fight against their feelings for each other. James to Alice Sharrow about his relationship with Jocelyn [21], Willmus Crabtree sees James' feelings for Jocelyn [24], James refuses catch the golden horse for Jocelyn [25], Jocelyn wants to be intimate with James again [26], Jocelyn talks to Verity Rutter about her relationship with James [27], Jocelyn sees James' feelings for her [28], Jocelyn declares her love for James [29]. James says he wants Alice and that he sees clearly that Silas is in love with her as well, then proceeds to imply he murdered his own brother just to have her. Jocelyn's crop is fired, Silas flees to the Pamunkey as he is considered a traitor by the settlers. She kisses James and undresses him while promising that she will be as open as she wishes to. That night, James meets with her at the barn. An eclipse forebodes impending doom as the settlement prepares for war. The servant girl claims to have told her mistress that James isnt mourning Corinna, hes mourning love. James assures he prefers to remain honorable than being tainted by ambition and wealth. Meanwhile, Samuel Castells body is haunting Jocelyn and Mercy. James says she cant because shes to wed Christopher Priestley. James noticed Jocelyn being close to the governor once again and asks if shell be granted with more land to farm. The doctor replies its not his place to ask such things. James decides to go after them. Andre Flynn is the English actor who played Simeon Peck in Season 2 of SKY's Jamestown. Pedro says he doesnt want love, he wants freedom and respect. Jocelyn says they need to bring these men to justice and prove Yeardley's corruption. Mercy, who followed her mistress, says to him she expects Jocelyn didnt woke up out of the kindness of her heart and she surely needs medicine for visiting the doctor at such an hour. He says he chased the man to kill him but he was able to escape. She tells James about Tam and Merediths conflicted relationship. Early life [ edit] Read was born in Buffalo, New York. James says he came upriver for Pedro and justice, but Jocelyn doesnt believe him. Jocelyn fears the governor's wife and a letter she is expecting from England revealing her secret; a secret she confides to Doctor Priestley who confesses his love for her. During their wedding party, Read watches Silas and Alice dancing, hugging and kissing and his jealously begins to intensity. James then proceeds to talk about how he fantasized about Corinna for months. She believes Meredith cant live up to Tams expectations because of how he left his own son to die. Angelo. Attracted to each other. Jocelyn goes outside to speak with him. Jocelyn exchanges looks with James. At night, Pedro runs into James Read and Verity. 3/10. The name of Henry Watkins (1585) however does appear on this list. John Woodson and Sarah Winston. The widow thanks him for coming upriver for her. Jocelyn and Mercy are evicted from their home, causing Mercy to find a rosary and suspect Samuel of being a Catholic but they both struggle to believe it is true. Abiola Ogubiyi as Maria and Abubakar Salim as Pedro. He explains how it works. They manage to track the horse on a field. In 1619, twelve years after men founded the colony of Jamestown in 1607, women arrive from England duty bound to marry the men who have paid for their passage. Jocelyn visits James Reads shop. In the morning, Sir George Yeardley asks Read to repair his horses shoe but the blacksmith declines and the governor advices him to watch his tongue. Crabtree reappears in his prison cell to inform Yeardley a new governor is on his way. The two men meet but Read refuses to fight the doctor. A few days later, Nicholas Farlow returns to Jamestown with Simeon Peck , an alchemist. Jocelyn excels on her jewelry on that day. James discards her assumptions and Jocelyn guarantees she just wishes for the child to be found. James and Jocelyn anticipate the birth of their child. The next morning andwhile on their way to church, Mercy notices Jocelyn staring at the blacksmiths shop. She forces the governors hand by pretending she wants Pedro to face the worst punishment. The following year, 104 men and boys arrived to begin a new settlement on the James River. Temperance Yeardley organises the St John's Eve celebration and Jocelyn sees a way to ingratiate herself. Pedro asks the blacksmith to convince Jocelyn to help him. Silas tries to comfort his brother but Henry unleashes all his anger on Silas, until James pulls him off. Pedro is hurt with James because he went upriver because of Jocelyn. James says Silas wants to meet with Henry. Master Massinger is having trouble with a disobedientnegro slave called Pedro. The series premiered on Sky One in the United Kingdom in May 2017. He agrees and the noose is removed from his neck. Later, he explains himself and suggests killing a man is a horror that shell never forget. Hes preparing his boat to leave Jamestown when Silas asks him about Chacrow. When the townsfolk gather in front of the new governor of Jamestown, Sir George Yeardley, James Read offers himself to buy Alice since her betrothal is dead and the debt for her purchase needs to be paid to Master Massinger. James goes to the garrison to tell Willmus hell go upriver to seek out the mariners. Pedro believes even James doesnt seen him as man. Later on, Sir George Yeardley makes sure James overhears when he asks Christopher when he will marry Jocelyn. Sir George Yeardley follows Henry and asks him if he allows Christopher Priestley to test it. Maria, however, chooses to give the horse back to the Sharrows. Read doesnt wish to fight him because hes a proven swordsman while Christopher is not. Jocelyn says she cant give her heart to James because she was heartbroken once and swore never to love again. Rumours of a gold map leading to a Portuguese mine stirs Jocelyn to force a reluctant Samuel to help her find the map. Jocelyn and James exchange looks. James Read says it was his good heart while Meredith proposes perhaps his spirit is broke in servitude to the governor. Misha Ewen | Published in 10 May 2017 Wives for the settlers at Jamestown by William Ludwell Sheppard, 1876. Jamestown Literature: An Adapted Reader, Classroom Special Value Set Grade 6 ( J T A D A P T E D L I T E R A T U R E S E R I E S)| Mc Graw Hill Education - . The Sharrows take Massinger's slaves in lieu of their stolen cargo. With Jocelyn Castells help, Alice Kett weds Silas Sharrow and James is the only one who doesnt celebrate their marriage. Silas and Henry find the body of Samuel Castel by the river, leaving Jocelyn a widow. Jocelyn takes Samuels poems before the council and pretends Pedro stole them. Read takes a boat and while hes going up the river, he finds Silas and Alice by the water and explains to them hes going to hunt for Henry Sharrow, since no one else will. He has worked mostly a theater actor, landing roles in plays such as Henry V, The Three . At Yeardleys farm, Maria holds an idol while Yeardley has a nightmare. Jocelyn says she wonders about him often and why the men who have came to Virginia with him are making themselves rich while he remains a blacksmith. Episode 1.03 Yeardley notices that James is wearing a garment above his station and orders him to take it off. Maculategiraffe. When Verity Bridges is looking around Jamestown for her betrothal, Meredith Rutter, she inquires the blacksmith. Alice accuses James Read of causing the death of her cow. James says he will return to the mine the following day and inquire about work. Verity decides to go along as well to seek out Tamlin[18]. The next night, Jocelyn decides to go to church and place the Catholic totems Mercy found amount Samuels belongings, in his coffin. His son William immigrated from Kent to Boston Massachusetts in 1635. view all James Read (Reade)'s Timeline James says nothing and kneels by her side and they pray together. Henry Sharrow returns to Jamestown with presumed silver found in Virginia. James informs her that Willmus has the promissory note she wrote for Nicholas Farlow and that he considers proof of her corruption. Instead of men from Africa the company sends boys from England to work the fields. James says he sent word to England about his wiliness in selling his forge to the highest bidder when they return from upriver. Read doesnt wish to fight him because hes a proven swordsman while Christopher is not. Meanwhile, James and Pedro return. In the end, James kills the mariner because he shot against Jocelyn. I hope you enjoyed it Jamestown became one of my favorite shows and I'm really sad about how this is underrated.Soo if you haven't seen this beautiful show. Jocelyn eventually says she needs him but James states that perhaps her curse is that she doesnt need anyone. She arrived alongside Alice Kett and Jocelyn Castell to wed Meredith Rutter, the tavern's keeper. He says there is a lead mine ahead and two former mariners are now working at Gloaming Creek. But he says hell leave anyway because he will always be her prisoner. Silas Sharrow intervenes and states he wishes to wed Alice himself but Marshal Redwick declines for he has no money. She walks to demonstrate shes healing. James and Pedro return to the camp. However, since they talked about getting married and have children thats most likely their endgame. He values honor, integrity, honesty and fairness above all but sometimes can be blinded by his strong emotions. Mercy Sharrow (ne Myrtle) was the young servant to the Castells until she married Pepper Sharrow and forsake a maid's life of servitude. Read seems frustrated by the accusation and insists he will set out to prove her that he is not the villain. During church, James stares at Jocelyn and Christopher Priestley catches his long gaze. Alice realizes his feelings for Jocelyn and warns him to shake it off for it will bring him only pain and suffering. James observes the skull. That night, Jocelyns farm gets burned to the ground. James confesses Alice his love for her. Jocelyn says she wonders about him often and why the men who have come to Virginia with him are making themselves rich while he remains a blacksmith. James says they have a long way home so Jocelyn has plenty of time to convince herself of that, implying she feels the same way about him. James is force to help but is clearly troubled with his job. Andre graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2014. Chacrow finds Maria and takes her to Alice who hides her to Silas's dismay. Jocelyn is caught by Marshal Redwick sleeping at the storehouse after her night with James. Pedro arrives and asks James to fix the timepiece. James wants to return to Jamestown for Jocelyn to receive proper medical care. Series Cast 14. Doctor Priestley orders two rapiers from James Read as he challenges him to a duel. Another man dies of sickness and Mercy also succumbs, but Doctor Priestley saves her with Indian medicine. Yeardley, not trusting Chacrow, asks Silas to show him how gunpowder is made. Read accuses Marshal Redwick and Secretary Farlow of promoting his violent act against the governor. She is an American attorney as well as a previous television actress. Verity asks who would kill the mariners. Jocelyn reveals the totems belonged to her late husband and confesses she never loved Samuel but he deserves one last act of loyalty from her. After the assembly, where the tobacco prices were fixed, the townsfolk dances and enjoy themselves. James Read (friend) Henry Sharrow (former ally) Biographical information Marital status Married to Verity Rutter Place of birth England Physical description Gender Male Hair color Light brown Eye color Blue Behind the Scenes Portrayed by Dean Lennox Kelly Seasons 1, 2, 3 Meredith Rutter is the drunken owner of the tavern of Jamestown. Jocelyn accepts to leave Jamestown with James. Jocelyn says their night together was a mistake and urges him to forget, but he says he wont. James spies on the Sharrows and the golden horse. Despite his harsh appearance and manners, he has a sensitive and poetic soul that hurts due to his lonely existence for he craves love. He asks about the golden horse and recalls how he helped the Sharrows when Silas life was in danger. Jocelyn tells James she will never marry Christopher Priestley. Status James proposes he should approach the shack alone in fear that Pedro might kill the men. He gained his first experience as an actor in an amateur production while still in high school, but entered the University of Vermont as a forestry major in 1971. Christopher shares his belief that Jocelyn doesnt wish to marry him because of James. Massinger faces a test of God's judgement that Jocelyn must face as well. Meanwhile, they continue their journey upriver. She implies its because he doesnt believe the baby was taken, but Read denies it. However, he assures Alice shell always have his assistance. James says her schemes are dangerous even if they are justified. Sir George Yeardley informs Jamestown the Spanish can invade them at any time so they must prepare for attack. James reveals he saw Silas and that hes Pamunkey now. James reluctantly agrees. Later that day, the governor approaches the town and Jocelyn rushes to James for him to take the doublet off in order to avoid a severe punishment. The plan goes wrong and she discovers Crabtree could be the most powerful man in Jamestown. But James keeps pursuing the horse. James follows a trail of horse droppings and runs into Maria and Pedro. Tamlin throws a clay pot to his head. Smith played a key role in the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. She walks to demonstrate shes healing. While Christopher Priestley tends to his wounds, Read asks him if he wishes to marry Jocelyn. Read H. G. Wells books online. James goes to the Sharrow Hundred. Nationality American Gender Male Occupation Actor Birth Details July 31, 1952? Simeon Peck agrees to perform the alchemic ritual alongside Secretary Farlow, Christopher Priestley, James Read and Jocelyn Castell. Jocelyn takes his hand and they have sex in the barn with the promise that Read wont fall in love with her. James urges Verity to boil water and cloths for him in order to remove the arrow. Maria goes to the governor's wife with a vision of Yeardley holding a severed head. Nicholas Farlow (24 Episodes) Jason Flemyng. Read tells her not to put the beads in the coffins, because they will be found. James proceeds to explain the process of alchemy. When Secretary Farlow arrives at Jamestown alongside a comely fellow named Simeon Peck, Jocelyn is rather curious to learn about their dealings. Jocelyn is shamed by the settlement for refusing to remarry and she seeks consolation with James Read. James eventually fights and bests him. James wants to return to Jamestown for Jocelyn to receive proper medical care. Mercy . James Read (d.1622) Drabble Collection Post-Canon A collection of 4 drabbles (and a bonus) featuring James Read with his fiance, his wife, his daughter & Jocelyn Read with her husband. He gives them the gem and is taken to the garrison. Henry Sharrow says there are no news for her but Alice demands to know the truth. Jocelyn says she knows that Christopher will eventually propose to her but her answer will be no. Pedro and Verity want to go on to find the mariners and Tamlin Appleday. Verity and Meredith Rutter help James preparing to meet his future wife by washing him and giving him flowers and a red silk doublet from the stolen cargo. Nothing else. James reluctantly agrees. And this is what he said to be: refining is about purity. The doctor replies its not his place to ask such things. Alice's pleas for his life with the governor fall on deaf ears. During mass, James stares at Jocelyn and Christopher Priestley catches his long gazes. Verity shames her husband, Rutter, over his treatment of the boy Tamlin. [2] Among those landing onshore are a group of women destined to be married to the men of Jamestown, including three spirited women. Late at night, James visits Alice and tells her about Donovan Hamble, who used to work for Master Massinger and went missing around the same time as the musket was stolen. She asks him to promise that he will not love her. After Christopher tells her that the blacksmith cant keep his eyes off her, Jocelyn approaches him and insults Read in the streets. Jocelyn slaps him several times but the blacksmith says nothing. In spite of knowing they cant marry each other due to their different social ranks, Jocelyn seeks out James every day, visiting his shop. They have sex under the promise that James will not fall in love with her. She wants to prove shes healing and asks for his assistance getting up. Meanwhile, he lost sight of Jocelyn and went into hiding. James recalls shes no business of his. Jocelyn tells James Read that Crabtree's power resides in a ring he has and she is determined to have it. James assures the babe was taken. One night at the tavern, Willmus and James talk about the White Lion, the vessel that brought Pedro and Maria to Jamestown. The pretty boys have the current 3-day-old scruffy beard at all times. While sailing back to Jamestown, Read runs into Henry Sharrow. Willmus Crabtree says he noticed James staring fondly at Jocelyn. Redwick orders James Read to forge swords and helmets. She is presently 58 years old. The next morning, James asks Meredith where the mariners who stole his gold went to. He tells her that disease has killed more men than Indiansbut there have been battles. She asks him to promise that he will not love her but he doesn't reply. The relationship between high born Jocelyn Castell and James Read, the blacksmith of Jamestown. Rutter becomes obsessed with a passage from the Bible. He says he chased the man to kill him but he was able to escape. She looks terrified and confirms the sound men make when they die is, indeed, the worst. Jocelyn comments he saw him giving comfort to Alice Sharrow, and the blacksmith replies that giving comfort to any woman who might need it is in his nature. Verity starts stealing property from Farlow and Redwick to her husband's shock. Jocelyn Castell meets James Read at the wharf and asks him if hell work as her overseer. Yeardley has drug induced nightmares administered by Maria and Yeardley's wife who wished to return to England. Jocelyn wonders if those were the chains that bounded Maria and Pedro as they set foot on Jamestown, and tells James about the English ship that illegally carried the African slaves: it was sunk and its crew vanished into Virginia. Read agrees but doesnt share the same opinion. Verity doesnt want James to act on it because she never saw Meredith so happy but promises shell talk to Tam about it. Jocelyn says its Yeardleys doing. James is arrested by Redwick and his militia for stealing Jocelyns brooch. James Read stands on trial and claims to be a man possessed by jealously for his right to wed Alice was denied to him. Jamestown is a British drama television series,[1] written by Bill Gallagher and produced by Carnival Films, an NBC Universal International Television Production company, the makers of Downton Abbey. Both Mercy and Verity Rutter are astonished by Jocelyns words. Willmus Crabtree questions for what crime was Farlow executed but Redwick scorns his hunchback. I'm not a man of fine words.James to Silas Sharrow [2]. James Read warns Jocelyn about Willmus and tells her he saw him entering Yeardleys house when everyone was looking at Farlows head. Governor Yeardley informs the townsfolk that the Spanish can invade them at any time and therefore they must prepare for attack. But Alice wont give up so easily. Jocelyn tells James he might know her again if he promises not to love her. She approaches James and demands him to take his filthy stare away from her. Intimacy Level The workers are armed. James Read. [3] Series 2 aired from February 2018. Alice then thanks James for his help and, in return, he agrees to make her the dagger for no woman should live in fear of any man. Mrs Yeardley gives cause to Maria to stab Pedro and flee the settlement. Yeardley believes Massinger is the spy and the killer of Samuel, whose body is exhumed.