A handsome young guest creates a rift between Mary and Louisa and persuades the Major to invest the remainder of his inheritance in a very risky venture.
Gemma Jones ... Louisa Trotter Anthony Andrews ... Marcus Carrington Victoria Plucknett ... Mary Richard Vernon ... Major Toby Smith-Barton Christine Pollon ... Aunt Gwyneth Mary Healey ... Mrs. Cochrane John Cater ... Starr John Welsh ... Merriman John Gabriel ... Poole Sammie Winmill ... Ethel Holly De Jong ... Violet Frank Tregear ... Steadman