Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20010702 | 20120910 (BBC7) 20141124 (BBC7) 20141125 (BBC7) 20170320 (BBC7) 20170321 (BBC7) | Summer, 1799 in the Staffordshire village of Hayslope, and one of Lisbeth Bede's sons has marriage on his mind. George Eliot's haunting story of love betrayed and love rewarded dramatised in 15 episodes by Robert Forrest. An immediate bestseller in 1859, Eliot's second novel established her reputation and paved the way for masterpieces such as The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch. Starring Thomas Arnold as Adam, Ann Scott-Jones as Lisbeth, John Kielty as Seth and Victoria Liddelle as Dinah. Director: Patrick Rayner. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001. It is summer 1799, and one of Lisbeth Bede's sons has marriage on his mind. |
| 02 | 20010703 | 20120911 (BBC7) 20141125 (BBC7) 20141126 (BBC7) 20170321 (BBC7) 20170322 (BBC7) | Remarkable young Methodist preacher Dinah Morris arrives to comfort Lisbeth Bede. |
| 03 | 20010704 | 20120912 (BBC7) 20141126 (BBC7) 20141127 (BBC7) 20170322 (BBC7) 20170323 (BBC7) | The young squire Arthur Donnithorne visits Hall Farm, and the seeds of love are sown. |
| 04 | 20010705 | 20120913 (BBC7) 20141127 (BBC7) 20141128 (BBC7) 20170323 (BBC7) 20170324 (BBC7) | Young squire Arthur invites the Hetty for an evening stroll in Donnithorne Woods. |
| 05 | 20010106 | 20120914 (BBC7) 20141128 (BBC7) 20141129 (BBC7) 20170324 (BBC7) 20170325 (BBC7) | As Hetty receives a gift from the captain, Adam waits, hoping she will marry him. |
| 06 | 20010709 | 20120917 (BBC7) 20141201 (BBC7) 20141202 (BBC7) 20170327 (BBC7) 20170328 (BBC7) | Staffordshire, 1799: When Hetty meets with the Captain in Donnithorne Woods, Adam takes action. George Eliot's haunting story of love betrayed and love rewarded dramatised in 15 episodes by Robert Forrest. An immediate bestseller in 1859, Eliot's second novel established her reputation and paved the way for masterpieces such as The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch. Starring Thomas Arnold as Adam, Katherine Igoe as Hetty, Ann Scott-Jones as Lisbeth, Richard Greenwood as Arthur, John Kielty as Seth, Crawford Logan as Mr Irwine and Victoria Liddelle as Dinah. Director: Patrick Rayner. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001. |
| 07 | 20010710 | 20120918 (BBC7) 20141202 (BBC7) 20141203 (BBC7) 20170328 (BBC7) 20170329 (BBC7) | Shocked Captain Arthur is forced to face the facts over Adam's feelings for Hetty. |
| 08 | 20010711 | 20120919 (BBC7) 20141203 (BBC7) 20141204 (BBC7) 20170329 (BBC7) 20170330 (BBC7) | Mr Irwine visits Mrs Bede, who is unimpressed at the prospect of her son marrying Hetty. |
| 09 | 20010712 | 20120920 (BBC7) 20141204 (BBC7) 20141205 (BBC7) 20170330 (BBC7) 20170331 (BBC7) | Adam is distraught over Hetty standing accused and locked up behind prison bars. |
| 10 | 20010713 | 20120921 (BBC7) 20141205 (BBC7) 20141206 (BBC7) 20170331 (BBC7) 20170401 (BBC7) | Preacher Dinah visits her cousin Hetty, who languishes under sentence of death in jail. |
| 11 | 20010716 | 20120924 (BBC7) 20141208 (BBC7) 20141209 (BBC7) 20170403 (BBC7) 20170404 (BBC7) | In the darkness of her prison cell, preacher Dinah struggles for Hetty's soul. George Eliot's haunting story of love betrayed and love rewarded dramatised in 15 episodes by Robert Forrest. An immediate bestseller in 1859, Eliot's second novel established her reputation and paved the way for masterpieces such as The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch. Starring Katherine Igoe as Hetty, Victoria Liddelle as Dinah and Crawford Logan as Mr Irwine. Director: Patrick Rayner. |
| 12 | 20010717 | 20120925 (BBC7) 20141209 (BBC7) 20141210 (BBC7) 20170404 (BBC7) 20170405 (BBC7) | Hetty confesses the full horror of her crime, but Dinah makes her own admission. |
| 13 | 20010718 | 20120926 (BBC7) 20141210 (BBC7) 20141211 (BBC7) 20170405 (BBC7) 20170406 (BBC7) | As the day of the hanging arrives, Adam pays a visit. |
| 14 | 20010719 | 20120927 (BBC7) 20141211 (BBC7) 20141212 (BBC7) 20170406 (BBC7) 20170407 (BBC7) | As the journey to the hanging scaffold begins, a visitor arrives. |
| 15 | 20010720 | 20120928 (BBC7) 20141212 (BBC7) 20141213 (BBC7) 20170407 (BBC7) 20170408 (BBC7) | The time arrives for Dinah to decide where her heart really lies. |