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 wilfulness. 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...
Elenco: Richard Armitage , Daniela Denby-Ashe , Sinéad Cusack , Jo Joyner , Tim Pigott-Smith , Lesley Manville , Anna Maxwell Martin , John Light , William Houston , Pauline Quirke , Brendan Coyle .