Adapted by Andrew Davies On MASTERPIECE Classic Sundays May 1, 8 and 15, 2011 at 9pm on PBS
A lively heroine arrives in Depression-era Yorkshire to shake up education at a school for girls, sparking conflict with a stern landowner. Anna Maxwell Martin, who won accolades for her performance as Esther Summerson in MASTERPIECE’s Bleak House, stars in this three-part miniseries based on the beloved 1936 novel by Winifred Holtby, adapted by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies (Little Dorrit, Pride and Prejudice). Also starring are David Morrissey (Sense and Sensibility) as the enigmatic gentleman farmer, who crosses swords with the new headmistress before falling in love with her, and Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey) as a progressive town councilwoman.
