The Girl (1996)

Adaptation of Catherine Cookson's novel. In mid-19th century Yorkshire, Hannah Boyle is left with the family of Matthew Thornton, the man her dying mother claims fathered her. Ill-treated by Thornton's bitter and vindictive wife Anne, who views Hannah only as evidence of her husband's infidelity, she is married off to the village butcher, whose waspish mother torments her further. But through her patience, intelligence and strength, she wins her freedom and the man she loves.

Release Date

February 16, 1996

Runtime

2h 36m

Rating

7.1/10 (7 votes)

Director: David Wheatley

Cast: Siobhan Flynn, Jonathan Cake, Mark Benton, Susan Jameson, Jill Baker, Emily Hamilton, Stuart Piper, David Whealy