North And South (2004) - Episode 04

Episode 4 north and south episode 4 of 4 the last in a four part adaptation of elizabeth gaskell s feisty and passionate story set across the social divides in the changing world of victorian industrial society margaret hale one of 19th century literature s most original heroines played by daniela denby ashe margaret is a privileged middle class southerner who is forced to settle in the northern town of milton john richard armitage margaret takes instant offence to the town and its people she becomes terribly lonely and hates the dirt noise and lack of civilisation blaming their new way of life for her mother s ailing health her distaste for the town and its people extends to handsome and charismatic cotton mill owner john thornton richard armitage whom she believes epitomises everything she dislikes about the north margaret daniela denby ashe however margaret gradually begins to settle in milton her social conscience awakens and she befriends some of the local mill workers learning about their poverty and workplace struggles as events conspire to throw margaret and thornton together the two spirited characters have to overcome their repressed physical attraction for one another and conquer prejudices of class and circumstance #North #South #2004 #Episode