North And South (2 DVDs)

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Average Rating: (See all 15 reviews) Format: DVD (PG) Ships within 2-5 days As the daughter of a middle class parson, Margaret Hale has enjoyed a privileged upbringing in rural southern England. But when her father uproots the family, she is forced to adapt to a new life in Milton - a northern mill town in the throes of the industrial revolution. Margaret is shocked by her new surroundings - the dirt, noise and gruddness of the people of Milton, However, she saves her greatest contempt for the mill-owners. When John Thornton, charismatic proprietor of Marlborough Mills, becomes a 'pupil' of her father, she makes her distaste for this vulgar and uneducated new class abundantly clear. Over time, Margaret's attitude towards the mill workers begins to change and she joins their workplace struggle against poverty and disease. But will she ever change her view of their employers - in particular, John Thornton who has secretly become her admirer? Run Time: 260 minutes FullScreen: None Widescreen: Yes Format: PAL Director: Brian Percival Cast: Lesley Manville, Tim Pigott-Smith, Sinéad Cusack, Pauline Quirke, Brendan Coyle, Richard Armitage, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Lucy Brown Writer: Sandy Welch Producer: Kate Bartlett Composer: Martin Phipps Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Extended: Commentary on episodes 1 & 4 by Kate Bartlett, Brian Percival and Sandy Walch, Specially recorded invterview with Richard Armitage, Deleted Scenes, Production notes Publisher: Roadshow Home Ent UPC: 9397810095991

wonderously engaging, passionate and intelligent! what a romance- what characters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
truly a masterpiece- with comedy, tragedy, social conflicts and heart-wrenching romance.!!! it's fresh and insightful.

Anyone with a soft or broken heart will love and understand this beautiful adaptation of Gaskell's novel by the same title.
Mr Thornton is a god, in his own way, and made even more so by Richard Armitage's personal touch and feeling.

Gritty and fairly honest, this gives a more realistic view of how most people lived back then without romanticising it all and making it pretty. Richard Armitage as the lead is really really good. I don't quite understand why we don't see more of him in movies, etc. I missed a couple of episodes when this was on tv so I wanted to watch it again - I certainly wasn't disappointed, this was money well spent.

I loved this adaptation of Catherine Gaskills famous novel. Never heard of it before and watched all episodes in one evening. Richard Armitage was superb as John Thornton. I would recommend it to all those who enjoy period drama. It is also a lovely romantic story somewhat like Pride and Prejudice.

I absolutely LOVE this adaptation and it was portrayed beautifully. The story is incredibly romantic and a strong sense of the times in those days.

I dear say, how time has changed over the years ... to me .. Men were men and women were strong and sensible I think. There is so much richness in those times and how we have forgotten the way things were. I look around and feel like I should have been born in another time. I think those days were a lot harder than today but maybe I'm too young and ignorant of these things.

Does it do well to dream? I story well done I must say .. and highly recommend it .. this is right up there with Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and so forth.

Fantastic - great love story, interesting historical drama. Excellent acting by lead male actor.

Brilliant set of DVD's. Had not heard of this one before, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I did find the main female character's unsmiling stoic and pig headed attitude very annoying at times. An interesting look at life at the time of the industrial revolution in England. Great addition to my clasics library.

Thoroughly enjoyed this DVD set. Exactly what I expected, although I did find the stoic unsmiling attitude of the main female character very annoying at times, in fact she was downright pig headed. Makes a great addition to my classics library.

Possibly the best adaption so far of an English Classic. Very true to the book, the setting and the time of the industrial revolution in the North of England. Dont expect to see another Pride and Predjudice but something grittier and more realistic - the writer and actors have stayed true to the book and yet given it life. Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford has also been adapted to TV with Judy Dench in one of the roles not available here yet but hopefully to come.

A beautiful adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel. Excellent acting from all casts. This miniseries has to be the best BBC-produced period drama yet. It is a story of love across class divide and about the industrial working conditions of England's north in the 1800s. I would definitely recommend this miniseries to anyone that want to see an excellent period drama or just simply enjoy a film of superb acting. I was definitely surprised because I didn't expect it to be this good. Definitely a 5 stars from me. If you like this one, definitely try her other BBC adaptation Wives and Daughters.

I absolutely loved this, it had it all. there was a good love story that had the normal predujices that were around in this period. Also there was lots of drama to keep the story going.
I would reccommend to anyone who loves period dramas.