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Release Date:
2 July 2005 (USA) more
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North and South is a four part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story of Margaret Hale, a middle class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton. full summary
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Reviews:
Unexpected Treat more (58 total)

Cast

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Daniela Denby-Ashe ... Margaret Hale (4 episodes, 2004)

Richard Armitage ... John Thornton (4 episodes, 2004)
Tim Pigott-Smith ... Richard Hale (4 episodes, 2004)
Sinéad Cusack ... Hannah Thornton (4 episodes, 2004)
Brendan Coyle ... Nicholas Higgins (4 episodes, 2004)
Anna Maxwell Martin ... Bessy Higgins (4 episodes, 2004)
Jo Joyner ... Fanny Thornton (4 episodes, 2004)
Pauline Quirke ... Dixon (4 episodes, 2004)
Kay Lyon ... Mary Higgins (4 episodes, 2004)

Lesley Manville ... Maria Hale (3 episodes, 2004)
Brian Protheroe ... Mr. Bell (3 episodes, 2004)

Rupert Evans ... Frederick Hale (3 episodes, 2004)

John Light ... Henry Lennox (3 episodes, 2004)
Emma Ferguson ... Edith Shaw Lennox (3 episodes, 2004)

William Houston ... John Boucher (3 episodes, 2004)
Jane Booker ... Mrs. Shaw (3 episodes, 2004)

Lucy Brown ... Ann Latimer (3 episodes, 2004)
Tom Charnock ... Williams (3 episodes, 2004)
Tim Faraday ... Mr. Watson (3 episodes, 2004)

Travis Oliver ... Capt. Maxwell Lennox (3 episodes, 2004)
Caroline Pegg ... Mrs. Boucher (3 episodes, 2004)
Will Tacey ... Mr. Latimer (3 episodes, 2004)
David Crellin ... Mr. Slickson (2 episodes, 2004)
Shaun Hennessey ... Mr. Henderson (2 episodes, 2004)
Frank Lauder ... Stephens (2 episodes, 2004)
Carl McCrystal ... Henderson Worker (2 episodes, 2004)
Ian McHale ... Stone (2 episodes, 2004)
Martin Walsh ... Mr. Hamper (2 episodes, 2004)
Spencer Wild ... Tom Boucher (2 episodes, 2004)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Põhi ja lõuna (Estonia) [et]
Vorioi kai Notioi (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:
235 min (4 parts)
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | UK:PG (parts 1-3) | UK:12 (part 4)

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Trivia:
North & South was surprisingly well received by audiences. The BBC, who had low expectations for the series, didn't publicize the series to a wider audience. They were surprised when only hours after the airing of the first episode the message board on BBC crashed down and had to be shut down due to the large number of visitors. Subsequently, the DVD was released on 11 April 2005 due to the huge success. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Margaret brings a basket of bread to the street where the Higgins family lives; one loaf is wrapped in plastic wrap. more
Quotes:
John Thornton: Was... was it Miss Hale who told you to come to me? You might have said.
Nicholas Higgins: And you've have been a little more civil?
John Thornton: [Thornton glares at him and leaves]
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Movie Connections:
Version of "North and South" (1975) more
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FAQ

Is there a book available for this series?
Where is Milton?
I have no idea about 19th century England. What is this all about?
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59 out of 59 people found the following review useful.
Unexpected Treat, 20 July 2005
10/10
Author: parthenos69 from Middle of the United States

North and South took me completely by surprise when it was aired on BBC America. I was flipping through channels and thought I was going to be tuning into the American version based on the John Jakes novels. But Elizabeth Gaskell's work on which the film is based is far more than a mere period romance. This is social commentary and a love story, the struggle of workers and masters/managers as well as the misunderstanding of the intellectuals that forms a triangle in the film that is still alive today. The lead characters all take on a social conscience that grows with their love for each other to an understanding of the different worlds that lived together in this time of radical change. But the true success of the film lies in the actors abilities to show the true emotion and change that takes place around them and in them during the course of the tale. It is unfortunate that the BBCA chose to cut out so much of the film and hopefully the DVD will be available soon for US viewers to force others into watching. A true diamond being lost in the rough. Do yourselves a favor and sit back and enjoy the excellent acting and story, then sit back and watch it again and take note of all the layers of social history being shown. Or just to watch Richard Armitage ;), sooooo good!

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