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...
Cast
- Richard Armitage as John Thornton
- Daniela Denby-Ashe as Margaret Hale
- Sinéad Cusack as Hannah Thornton
- Jo Joyner as Fanny Thornton
- Tim Pigott-Smith as Richard Hale
- Pauline Quirke as Dixon
- Kay Lyon as Mary Higgins
- Brendan Coyle as Nicholas Higgins
- Lesley Manville as Mrs. Maria Hale