Description
The Classic BBC Adaptation of the best selling novel by Charles Dickens
John Harmon discovers that his inherited fortune hangs on his marriage to Bella Wilfer, a woman he’s never met. But many have their eyes on his fortune and scheme to claim it, placing him in a poor position so he must conceal his true identity to win her affections.
A story about two women, both vainly seeking happiness and fulfilment: Lizzie Hexam and Bella Wilfer.
Lizzie is the romantic bone of contention between two ardent suitors, a class conscious triangle which culminates in tragedy in addition her father is suspected of murder.
Starring Leo McKern and Jane Seymour (Smallville), Lesley Dunlop ( May to December) and Warren Clarke (Dalziel and Pascoe) and directed by Peter Hammond (Inspector Morse)
Music Composed and arranged by Carl Davis