The Girl (1996)
Adaptation of Catherine Cookson's novel. In mid-19th century Yorkshire, Hannah Boyle is left with the family of Matthew Thornton, the man her dying mother claims fathered her. Ill-treated by Thornton's bitter and vindictive wife Anne, who views Hannah only as evidence of her husband's infidelity, she is married off to the village butcher, whose waspish mother torments her further. But through her patience, intelligence and strength, she wins her freedom and the man she loves.
Director: David Wheatley
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Siobhan Flynn as Hannah Boyle |
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Jonathan Cake as Ned Ridley |
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Mark Benton as Fred Loam |
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Susan Jameson as Mrs. Daisy Loam |
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Jill Baker as Anne Thornton |
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Emily Hamilton as Margaret Thornton |
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Stuart Piper as Young John |
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David Whealy as Pearman |
| Directing | David Wheatley | Director |
| Writing | Catherine Cookson | Writer |
