It is still late winter, 1896, and the Bramwells have gone to Eastbourne for a short break. Robert returns to London, but Eleanor stays on for a few days on her own. Or so she claims. In fact, she has (to every viewer's astonishment!) arranged to meet Finn O'Neill there, without telling her father. When others see them together, she introduces him as her cousin. Unfortunately, a Mr. Smythe is a patient of her father, and upon returning to London tells Robert about meeting Eleanor's ""charming Irish cousin"". Robert is not amused at his daughter's deception.Back at the Thrift, Robert has discovered the gas plumbing needs repair. Work is well underway when Eleanor returns, but the subsequent rift with her father requires that work be stopped, since Robert is suddenly unwilling to pay for it.Sidney is in a foul mood, and Nurse Carr wonders why, but Sidney won't talk to her about it. Eventually, it turns out that his mother wants him to leave home now he's 16. Nurse Carr reluctantly agrees t
Cast of Bramwell
Andrew ConnollyBramwell
Jenny AgutterMrs. Bruce
Robert HardySir Herbert Hamilton
Patrick GodfreyBishop of Stepney
Julian WadhamCharles Kilshaw
Nicholas FarrellMajor Stuart Hyde
Ron CookPercy Banks
Robert GlenisterCharles Sheldon
Amanda WalkerMrs. Johnson
Tony HaygarthFrank Harrison
Danny DyerDanny
Philip JacksonRonald Kennedy
Timothy WestColonel Kindersley
Idris ElbaCharlie Carter
Nicholas JonesLord Edward Carstairs
Linda BassettMaud
Joanna DavidMrs. Elizabeth Quail
Sarah-Jane PottsRose Tully
Anthony CalfAndrew Armstrong
Robert PughMr. Sullivan
David BradleyCharles Matthews
Richard McCabeOsborne
Colin WellandMr. Barclay
Tim PotterCrispin
Richard HopeGeorge Talbot
John CastleGuy Le Saux
Bill ThomasWallace
Mark ChapmanWarden
Eve PearceNanny Pat