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Adaptation of Catherine Cookson's novel. In mid-19th century Yorkshire, Hannah Boyle is left with the family of Matthew Thornton, the man her dying mother claims fathered her. Ill-treated by Thornton's bitter and vindictive wife Anne, who views Hannah only as evidence of her husband's infidelity, she is married off to the village butcher, whose waspish mother torments her further. But through her patience, intelligence and strength, she wins her freedom and the man she loves.

Top Cast

  • Siobhan Flynn

    Siobhan Flynn

    Hannah Boyle

  • Jonathan Cake

    Jonathan Cake

    Ned Ridley

  • Mark Benton

    Mark Benton

    Fred Loam

  • Susan Jameson

    Susan Jameson

    Mrs. Daisy Loam

  • Jill Baker

    Jill Baker

    Anne Thornton

  • Emily Hamilton

    Emily Hamilton

    Margaret Thornton

  • Stuart Piper

    Stuart Piper

    Young John

  • David Whealy

    David Whealy

    Pearman

Overview

Adaptation of Catherine Cookson's novel. In mid-19th century Yorkshire, Hannah Boyle is left with the family of Matthew Thornton, the man her dying mother claims fathered her. Ill-treated by Thornton's bitter and vindictive wife Anne, who views Hannah only as evidence of her husband's infidelity, she is married off to the village butcher, whose waspish mother torments her further. But through her patience, intelligence and strength, she wins her freedom and the man she loves.

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