Here’s another little Netflix instant gem. It’s a four-part BBC miniseries called North and South. I’d best describe it as Dickens meets Jane Austin. The story is based on a novel by Elizabeth Gaskill.
The story is about a minister’s family. The minister has a falling out with the Church of England and moves his family from their Jane Austin-like country existence to a harsh, dark and dirty mill town. The story’s central character, the minister’s daughter, Margaret Hale, must learn to adapt to the move. Although it was only from one part of England to another, the differences are as if she’s moved to a new country.
Eventually she comes to appreciate the place she, at first, looked down upon as uncultured and uncivilized. And, there’s a great love story plot that would make good old Jane Austin proud!
The last episode is the best!
I give it five out of five spoons!
The story is about a minister’s family. The minister has a falling out with the Church of England and moves his family from their Jane Austin-like country existence to a harsh, dark and dirty mill town. The story’s central character, the minister’s daughter, Margaret Hale, must learn to adapt to the move. Although it was only from one part of England to another, the differences are as if she’s moved to a new country.
Eventually she comes to appreciate the place she, at first, looked down upon as uncultured and uncivilized. And, there’s a great love story plot that would make good old Jane Austin proud!
The last episode is the best!
I give it five out of five spoons!
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