The Observations

Eleven episodes. First broadcast from 20070205 to 20070216.

In 1863, a young Irish prostitute escapes her former life when she's hired as a maid in a big house near Edinburgh.

 
 
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0120070205Her new employer has secrets of her own - and both women are soon engaged in a delicate game of deception.
  
  • arabella reid....Candida Benson
  • bessy buckley....Lucy Paterson
  • bridget....Cara Kelly
  • by.... Jane Harris
  • chemist....Kenny Blyth
  • davy flemyng....Grant O'rourke
  • dr mcgregor....Kenny Blyth
  • dramatised by.... Chris Dolan
  • duncan pollock....Kenny Blyth
  • followed by news
  • grocer....Grant O'rourke
  • james reid....Jimmy Chisholm
  • james reid....jimmy chisolm
  • janet....Rose Mcbain
  • muriel....Suzanne donaldson
  • nurse....Patricia Kavanagh
  • rev pollock....Crawford Logan
  • stranger....Patricia Kavanagh 
  • 0220070206As Bessy begins her new life as a maid at Castle Haivers, her employer makes some very odd requests.
    0320070207Bessy discovers that Arabella is writing a book about domestic servants - and there's an unflattering new chapter on Bessy's life as a prostitute.
    0420070208Bessy discovers that one of the previous maids at Castle Haivers died in mysterious circumstances.
    0520070209Bessy pretends that the ghost of a previous maid has come back to haunt the occupants of Castle Haivers.
    0620070212Bessy dupes her mistress into believing that the ghost of a former maid has returned to haunt Castle Haivers - but her plan backfires.
    0720070213Bessy is trying to unravel the mystery of Nora's death when her mistress reveals a secret.
    0820070214Bessy's past life as a prostitute threatens to catch up with her.
    0920070215Bessy's deceptions have tipped her mistress into insanity - and an unwanted guest arrives.
    10 LAST20070216A second tragedy on the railway line brings an unexpected conclusion for Bessy and Arabella.