Overview
Margaret Hale is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern town of Milton. In the shock of her move, she misjudges charismatic cotton mill-owner John Thornton, whose strength of purpose and passion are a match for her own pride and willfulness. When the workers of Milton call a strike, Margaret takes their side, and the two are brought into deeper conflict. As events spiral out of control, Margaret - to her surprise - begins to fall in love with Thornton...
CreatorsElizabeth Gaskell, Sandy Welch
ProducersKate Bartlett, Diana Barton
WritersSandy Welch
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Details
First air date2004-11-14
Last air date2004-12-05
LanguageEnglish
Production companiesBBC
Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kq3rz
TaglineA passionate tale of love across the social divide
