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2 July 2005 (USA)
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North and South is a four part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story of Margaret Hale, a middle class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton. full summary
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1 nomination
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Gorgeous adaptation
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Cast
(Series Cast [29])| Daniela Denby-Ashe | ... | Margaret Hale (4 episodes, 2004) | |
| Richard Armitage | ... | John Thornton (4 episodes, 2004) | |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | ... | Richard Hale (4 episodes, 2004) | |
| Sinéad Cusack | ... | Hannah Thornton (4 episodes, 2004) | |
| Brendan Coyle | ... | Nicholas Higgins (4 episodes, 2004) | |
| Anna Maxwell Martin | ... | Bessy Higgins (4 episodes, 2004) | |
| Jo Joyner | ... | Fanny Thornton (4 episodes, 2004) | |
| Pauline Quirke | ... | Dixon (4 episodes, 2004) | |
| Kay Lyon | ... | Mary Higgins (4 episodes, 2004) | |
| Lesley Manville | ... | Maria Hale (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Brian Protheroe | ... | Mr. Bell (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Rupert Evans | ... | Frederick Hale (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| John Light | ... | Henry Lennox (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Emma Ferguson | ... | Edith Shaw Lennox (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| William Houston | ... | John Boucher (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Jane Booker | ... | Mrs. Shaw (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Lucy Brown | ... | Ann Latimer (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Tom Charnock | ... | Williams (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Tim Faraday | ... | Mr. Watson (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Travis Oliver | ... | Capt. Maxwell Lennox (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Caroline Pegg | ... | Mrs. Boucher (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Will Tacey | ... | Mr. Latimer (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| David Crellin | ... | Mr. Slickson (2 episodes, 2004) | |
| Shaun Hennessey | ... | Mr. Henderson (2 episodes, 2004) | |
| Frank Lauder | ... | Stephens (2 episodes, 2004) | |
| Carl McCrystal | ... | Henderson Worker (2 episodes, 2004) | |
| Ian McHale | ... | Stone (2 episodes, 2004) | |
| Martin Walsh | ... | Mr. Hamper (2 episodes, 2004) | |
| Spencer Wild | ... | Tom Boucher (2 episodes, 2004) |
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235 min (4 parts)
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Some of the exterior scenes were shot in various locations around Edinburgh. Scenes with shops, houses and street furniture required some ingenious work to conceal modern features from view.
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Anachronisms: Margaret brings a basket of bread to the street where the Higgins family lives; one loaf is wrapped in plastic wrap.
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John Thornton:
Where are you going?
Margaret Hale: To London. I've been to Milton.
John Thornton: You'll not guess where I've been.
[Thornton pulls a rose from Helstone out of his pocket]
Margaret Hale: You've been to Helsone! I thought those had all gone!
John Thornton: I found it in the hedge row. You have to look hard. Why were you in Milton?
Margaret Hale: On business. Well, that is, I have a business proposition. Oh dear, I need Henry to help me explain.
John Thornton: You don't need Henry to explain.
Margaret Hale: I have to get this right, It's a buisness proposition. I have some £15,000. It is lying in the bank at present, earning very little interest. Now, my financial advisors tell me that if you were to take this money and use it to run Marlborough Mills, you could give me a much better rate of interest. So you see, it is only a buisness matter, you'd not be obliged to me in any way. It is you who would be doing
[Thornton reaches down and grabs Margaret's hand]
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Margaret Hale: To London. I've been to Milton.
John Thornton: You'll not guess where I've been.
[Thornton pulls a rose from Helstone out of his pocket]
Margaret Hale: You've been to Helsone! I thought those had all gone!
John Thornton: I found it in the hedge row. You have to look hard. Why were you in Milton?
Margaret Hale: On business. Well, that is, I have a business proposition. Oh dear, I need Henry to help me explain.
John Thornton: You don't need Henry to explain.
Margaret Hale: I have to get this right, It's a buisness proposition. I have some £15,000. It is lying in the bank at present, earning very little interest. Now, my financial advisors tell me that if you were to take this money and use it to run Marlborough Mills, you could give me a much better rate of interest. So you see, it is only a buisness matter, you'd not be obliged to me in any way. It is you who would be doing
[Thornton reaches down and grabs Margaret's hand]
[...]
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Version of "North and South" (1975)
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Horseman
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Is there a book available for this series?Where is Milton?
I have no idea about 19th century England. What is this all about?
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I'm a history teacher so I'm very critical of adaptations, especially those that sentimentalize the past in any way. This is a superb rendering of the spirit of the industrial age and the many facets of class struggle within it. It's also a richly romantic love story. The acting by all the cast is uniformly excellent but Richard Armitage as Thornton is a stand-out. The BBC is well-known for their meticulous attention to detail with locations and costumes. The working 19C mills used in the film are like watching a Jacob Riis photograph springing to life. The cinematography is gorgeous and the music is outstanding. This is the best historic fiction on screen I've ever seen.