The Girl (1996) ( Catherine Cookson's The Girl )

The Girl (1996) (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Alternate Title: Catherine Cookson's The Girl
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
145 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1996 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David Wheatley

Written By:
Catherine Cookson

Actors:
Siobhan Flynn ..... Hannah Boyle
Jonathan Cake ..... Ned Ridley
Mark Benton ..... Fred Loam
Susan Jameson ..... Mrs. Daisy Loam
Jill Baker ..... Anne Thornton
Kerry Angus ..... Dickinson
David Auker ..... Walters
Charlotte Barrymore ..... Young Margaret
Oliver Cheetham ..... John Thornton
Jon Croft ..... Mr. Beaumont
Denny Ferguson ..... Dapper Man
Scott Frazer ..... Dandy Smollett
James Garbutt ..... Grandad
Donald Gee ..... Reverend Crewe
Daphne Goddard ..... Miss Barrington
Emily Hamilton ..... Margaret Thornton
Laura Harling ..... Young Betsy
David Hartley ..... Gentleman at Ball
Steven Hawksley ..... Shields
Brendan P. Healy ..... Bill Nicholson
Nancy Lodder ..... Betsy Thornton
Guy Manning ..... Solicitor
Lizzie McKenzie ..... Bella
Annie Miles ..... Sally Warrington
Ursula Mohan ..... Miss Rowntree
Cheryl Moody ..... Young Hannah
Stuart Piper ..... Young John
Lesley Saint-John ..... Nancy Boyle
Malcolm Stoddard ..... Matthew Thornton
Stephen Thirkeld ..... Bill Warrington
Ian Thompson ..... Dr. Arnison
Sarah Turnbull ..... Jessie
David Wheatley ..... Pearman

Synopsis:

A tough and gripping drama based on the story by top author Catherine Cookson. When transmitted on ITV in February 1996, it received viewing figures in excess of 13 million. Hannah Boyle, much loved by her father Matthew Thornton is hated by his wife Anne. When tragedy befalls the Thornton household, Anne exacts her revenge on Hannah who has grown into a beautiful woman by making her marry the local butcher.

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.

Drama set in North East England in the 1860s about Hannah Boyle, an illegitimate girl who is taken in by her father to be raised with his other children, much to the horror of his wife.

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