

User Score
3 votes
Bold and irreverent drama following the fortunes of a group of servants in an 1850s English country house.
Creator
Creator
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
6 episodes
William Forrest
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...