A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent. First, she gives her imagination to a law student in town, and next she takes a lover. When he refuses to run away with her, she takes up again with the law clerk. Her spending on dresses and furnishings mounts; these debts and her ill-advised professional counsel to her husband bring his ruin.
Stars: Frances O'Connor, Greg Wise, Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville, Keith Barron, Jessica Oyelowo
Crew: Tim Fywell (Director), Heidi Thomas (Screenplay), Gustave Flaubert (Novel), Tony Redston (Producer), Ashley Johnson (Makeup Artist), Nigel Squibbs (Foley Editor)
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English
Studio: BBC, GBH
Runtime: 180 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 02, 2000
IMDb: 4.7
