North & South (2004)

Kernel Score: 91% · 194 ratings

Genres: Drama

First aired: 2004-11-14

Seasons: 1 · 4 episodes

Overview

Margaret Hale is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern town of Milton. In the shock of her move, she misjudges charismatic cotton mill-owner John Thornton, whose strength of purpose and passion are a match for her own pride and willfulness. When the workers of Milton call a strike, Margaret takes their side, and the two are brought into deeper conflict. As events spiral out of control, Margaret - to her surprise - begins to fall in love with Thornton...

Cast

• Richard Armitage as John Thornton
• Daniela Denby-Ashe as Margaret Hale
• Sinéad Cusack as Hannah Thornton
• Jo Joyner as Fanny Thornton
• Tim Pigott-Smith as Richard Hale
• Pauline Quirke as Dixon
• Kay Lyon as Mary Higgins
• Brendan Coyle as Nicholas Higgins
• Lesley Manville as Mrs. Maria Hale