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.

Cast (8)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Siobhan Flynn

Hannah Boyle

Jonathan Cake

Ned Ridley

Mark Benton

Fred Loam

Susan Jameson

Mrs. Daisy Loam

Jill Baker

Anne Thornton

Emily Hamilton

Margaret Thornton

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Stuart Piper

Young John

D

David Whealy

Pearman

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