1 Season
4 Episode
North & South
A passionate tale of love across the social divide
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...
- Year: 2004
- Country:
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: BBC One
- Keyword: england, romance, period drama, costume drama
- Director: Sandy Welch, Elizabeth Gaskell
- Cast: Richard Armitage, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Sinéad Cusack, Jo Joyner, Tim Pigott-Smith, Pauline Quirke