Amelia lives with her strict uncle, Sir Matthew, a prison governor with strong views on corporal punishment. When a parcel arrives, it reveals a supple leather tawse and springy cane. What the Dickens? is shot in full Victorian costume, on location in a period house crammed with authentic antiques. This epic new series opens with Amelia's 30-lash tawsing, bare, plus superb out-takes!