North & South 

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.

Stars:

Daniela Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage, Tim Pigott-Smith

Top Rated TV #108 | 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
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
Pauline Quirke	...	Dixon 4 episodes, 2004
Jo Joyner	...	Fanny Thornton 4 episodes, 2004
Kay Lyon	...	Mary Higgins 4 episodes, 2004
Lesley Manville	...	Maria Hale 3 episodes, 2004
Anna Maxwell Martin	...	Bessy Higgins 3 episodes, 2004
Emma Ferguson	...	Edith Lennox 3 episodes, 2004
Jane Booker	...	Mrs. Shaw 3 episodes, 2004
Tom Charnock	...	Williams 3 episodes, 2004
William Houston	...	John Boucher 3 episodes, 2004
John Light	...	Henry Lennox 3 episodes, 2004
Brian Protheroe	...	Mr. Bell 3 episodes, 2004
Will Tacey	...	Mr. Latimer 3 episodes, 2004
Lucy Brown	...	Ann Latimer 3 episodes, 2004
Rupert Evans	...	Frederick / ... 3 episodes, 2004
Caroline Pegg	...	Mrs. Boucher 3 episodes, 2004
Tim Faraday	...	Watson / ... 3 episodes, 2004
Travis Oliver	...	Captain Lennox 2 episodes, 2004
David Crellin	...	Slickson 2 episodes, 2004
Ian McHale	...	Stone 2 episodes, 2004
Spencer Wild	...	Tom Boucher 2 episodes, 2004
Frank Lauder	...	Stephens 2 episodes, 2004
Carl McCrystal	...	Henderson Worker 2 episodes, 2004
Shaun Hennessey	...	Henderson 2 episodes, 2004
Martin Walsh	...	Hamper / ... 2 episodes, 2004

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

strike | industrial revolution | 19th century | union | textile worker | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 July 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

North & South

Filming Locations:

33 Portland Place, Marylebone, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

235 min (4 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is a Blu-ray edition in Spain, also a blu-ray Box Set with this and others Gaskell works like Cranford, Return to Cranford, and Wives and Daughters

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Goofs

When Thornton walks out after talking in the street with Mr Bell, Miss Hale, and the Lattimers, Miss Lattimer disappears between shots.

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Quotes

Nicholas Higgins: My poor Bess! She lived the life of a dog. Hard work and illness. She never had one moment of rejoicing. I'm not saying I don't believe in your God, but I can't believe He meant the world to be as it is. The masters ruling over us, the rest of us left to live a half-life in the shadows.

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Connections

Featured in North & South: Interview with Richard Armitage (2011)

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Soundtracks

Factory
By Martin Phipps

User Reviews

simply excellent

Excellent rendition of Elizabeth Gaskells book.

The production is authentic - set in an impressive, historic working mill - with Edinburgh filling in for Manchester (Milton). The camera work is fluid and modern, and the story is told easily, not stilted, like some period dramas.

The acting is superb - the lead characters John and Hannah Thornton, Margaret Hale, and union man Nicholas Higgins are so natural that you forget that you are watching a movie, and get simply enthralled in their story. The supporting characters are also strong making this an unexpected gem of a movie.

Some of the dialog is taken directly from the book; some scenes are new but feel authentic. Overall I think that the story is very well told - the story of owner vs. worker in the industrial revolution - as well as an unexpected romance between social classes.