成长于英国南部田园风光中的玛格丽特（丹妮拉·丹拜-阿什 Daniela Denby-Ashe 饰）因为作为牧师的父亲辞了工作，一家人搬到了全然陌生的北方小镇米尔顿。不同于南方的温暖舒适，处于工业革命时期的米尔顿阴冷又脏乱。路上不再是芳香花草，取而代之的是粗鲁的工人，棉絮 飞舞的纺织车间。除了新环境的不适应，还有来自纺织厂的厂主——年轻的实业家约翰桑顿（理查德·阿米蒂奇 Richard Armitage 饰）的盛气凌人及对工人的苛刻，这让玛格丽特对桑顿的第一印象极其糟糕。 随着米尔顿生活的加深，玛格丽特渐渐认识到工人粗鲁暴脾气背后的温柔和疾苦，坚定的站在他们一边。和其立场相反的雇主桑顿则对玛格丽特一见钟情，但不善表
播出日期: 2004-11-14
运行时间: 60 min
概述: Margaret Hale, a 19-year-old lively young girl, and her parents leave the south, when her father Richard resigns as the clergy in Helstone on a matter of conscience. The family moves to Milton in the north of England where Mr. Hale starts working as a private tutor. Margaret and her mother find it difficult to adapt to the north. While Margaret tries to deal with her new home and thereby befriends Bessy Higgins and her father Nicholas, poor local mill workers, she becomes aware of the social inequalities. On seeing John Thornton, a cotton-mill owner, badly treating one of his workers, Margaret's prejudices are reinforced. Thornton, on the other hand, forms a more positive opinion of Margaret.
播出日期: 2004-11-21
运行时间: 60 min
概述: Maria Hale's health ceases and her daughter Margaret decides to contact her brother Frederick - who had to leave England years earlier due to a wrongful court decision. The mill workers in Milton go on strike. In order to get his orders done in time, Thornton hires Irish workers. The angry strikers hear of this and in an attempt to threaten Thornton they hurt Margaret. Overwhelmed at her willing help to save Thornton from the strikers, he decides to propose to Margaret.
播出日期: 2004-11-28
运行时间: 60 min
概述: Deeply hurt at the refusal of his marriage proposal, Thornton and Margaret's relationship becomes more tense and difficult. Just in time, Frederick comes home to visit his dying mother. Thornton mistakes him for Margaret's lover. As Margaret realizes that she might have been mistaken in her harsh and hasty criticism of Thornton, she has to sadly observe his opinion of her altering. Shortly after the death of her mother, Margaret's friend Bessy also dies.
播出日期: 2004-12-05
运行时间: 60 min
概述: Frederick safely reaches Spain. After her father's death, Margaret leaves Milton to live with her aunt in London. Thornton learns that Frederick is Margaret's brother. With the money that she inherited from Mr. Bell, her godfather, she decides to help Mr. Thornton's mill from closing.
