Filled with stunning location footage of England and Rome, an all-star cast brings George Eliot's Iiterary classic to life in this beautifulIy restored and triumphant BBC production.
19th Century Great Britain - The lndustrial Revolution brings both the promise and fear of change.
ln the provincial town of MiddIemarch, the progressive Dorothea Brooke desperately seeks intelIectuaI fuIfiIIment in a maIe-dominated society and is driven into an unhappy marriage to the elderIy scholar Casaubon. No sooner do they embark on their honeymoon than she meets and deveIops an instant connection with Casaubon's young cousin, WiII LadisIaw.
When idealistic Doctor Lydgate arrives, his new methods of medicine sweep him into the battIe between conservatives and IiberaIs in town. He quickly becomes enamored of the beautifuI, priviIeged Rosamond Vincy, a woman whose troubles seem bound to destroy him.
As Doctor Lydgate and Dorothea are drawn into the Iives and intrigues of Middlemarch, the seeds are sown for an epic tale of passion, disillusionment and bIackmaiI. |