Miniseries    Episode 1
April 18, 2004    60m
Louis Trevelyan marries the young Emily Rowley and are quite happy until Colonel Osborne arrives and starts to tempt Emily away from her husband.Emily continues to meet Osborne, refusing to make any promises to her husband that would imply a stain on her character. Neither side will back down and a gulf begins to grow between them, punctuated by increasingly bitter rows and failed attempts at reconciliation.
Directed By
Tom Vaughan
Written By
Andrew Davies

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Cast of Part 1
  • Bill NighyColonel Osborne
  • Geoffrey PalmerSir Marmaduke Rowley
  • Laura FraserEmily Trevelyan
  • Christina ColeNora Rowley
  • Geraldine JamesLady Rowley
  • Joanna DavidMrs. Stanbury
  • Stephen Campbell MooreHugh Stanbury
  • Jane LapotaireLady Milborough
  • Raymond CoulthardMr. Glascock
  • Oliver DimsdaleLouis Trevelyan
  • Amy MarstonPriscilla Stanbury
  • Maggie OllerenshawMartha
  • Anna MasseyMiss Stanbury
  • David TennantMr. Gibson
  • Ron CookMr. Bozzle
  • Fenella WoolgarArabella French
  • Claudie BlakleyCamilla French
  • Barbara FlynnMrs. French
  • Matthew GoodeBrooke Burgess
  • Patsy PalmerMrs. Bozzle
  • Lynn FarleighMrs. Outhouse
  • John AldertonMr. Outhouse
  • Sarah CrowdenMrs. MacHugh
  • Anna-Louise PlowmanCaroline Spalding
  • James BolamMr. Crump

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