1855: When Doctor Thorne’s penniless niece, Mary, is excluded from the wedding preparations of her childhood playmate, she probes her uncle for the truth of her birth.
Sir Roger becomes seriously ill, and Dr Thorne believes that he will die soon. The railway entrepreneur's son pays him a visit, and to the docotr's horror, takes a liking to Mary. Miss Dunstable urges Frank to follow what his heart tells him.
Frank and Mary plan their wedding, but Lady Arabella is still determined to stop them going ahead with the marriage. Sir Roger's son Louis struggles to cope with his new position in society.
Tom Hollander
Doctor Thorne
Stefanie Martini
Mary Thorne
Harry Richardson
Frank Gresham
Rebecca Front
Lady Arabella Gresham
Richard McCabe
Frank Gresham Sr.
Alison Brie
Miss Dunstable
Janine Duvitski
Lady Scatcherd
Ian McShane
Sir Roger Scatcherd
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