The Mill on the Floss

Synopsis

Lawyer Wakem takes the mill on the river Floss away from Edward Tulliver (whose ancestors have owned it for 300 years) and becomes the worst enemy of Tulliver's family. When Edward's daughter, Maggie, grows up, she falls in love with Wakem's son Philip. However, her brother Tom (true to the memory of their father) forbids her to meet him again. When she visits her cousin Lucy Deane, Lucy's fiance, Stephen Guest, falls in love with Maggie at first sight, further complicating matters.

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Key crew

• John ScottOriginal Music Composer
• Hugh StoddartScreenplay
• Graham TheakstonDirector

Cast

• Emily WatsonMaggie Tulliver
• James FrainPhilip Wakem
• Cheryl CampbellBessy Tulliver
• Bernard HillEdward Tulliver
• Joanna DavidSophy Deane
• Shenagh GovanAunt Gritty
• Nicholas GecksLawyer Wakem
• Peter GunnRev Stelling
• Will KnightleyMr. Glegg
• Ifan MeredithTom Tulliver
• Paul RidleyMr. Deane
• Jessica TurnerJane Glegg

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