Margaret Hale is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern town of Milton. In the shock of her move, she misjudges charismatic cotton mill-owner John Thornton, whose strength of purpose and passion are a match for her own pride and willfulness. When the workers of Milton call a strike, Margaret takes their side, and the two are brought into deeper conflict. As events spiral out of control, Margaret - to her surprise - begins to fall in love with Thornton...


North & South (2004)
A passionate tale of love across the social divide
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Richard Armitage
John Thornton (4 episodes)

Daniela Denby-Ashe
Margaret Hale (4 episodes)

Sinéad Cusack
Hannah Thornton (4 episodes)

Jo Joyner
Fanny Thornton (4 episodes)

Tim Pigott-Smith
Richard Hale (4 episodes)

Pauline Quirke
Dixon (4 episodes)

Brendan Coyle
Nicholas Higgins (4 episodes)

Anna Maxwell Martin
Bessy Higgins (4 episodes)