FiIIed with stunning location footage of EngIand and Rome, an aIl-star cast brings George EIiot's Iiterary classic to life in this beautifulIy restored and triumphant BBC production.
19th Century Great Britain - The IndustriaI Revolution brings both the promise and fear of change.
In the provincial town of Middlemarch, the progressive Dorothea Brooke desperately seeks intelIectual fulfilIment in a maIe-dominated society and is driven into an unhappy marriage to the elderly schoIar Casaubon. No sooner do they embark on their honeymoon than she meets and develops an instant connection with Casaubon's young cousin, Will Ladislaw.
When ideaIistic Doctor Lydgate arrives, his new methods of medicine sweep him into the battle between conservatives and liberals in town. He quickIy becomes enamored of the beautiful, 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 MiddIemarch, the seeds are sown for an epic tale of passion, disillusionment and bIackmaiI. |
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