The Dwelling Place

Overview

Set in the 1830s, the story of 16-year-old Cissie Brodie after the death of parents and the repossession of the family home. She finds a barren place to live and care for her younger brothers and sisters with the help of Matthew, a local carpenter, but her life becomes complicated when the aristocratic Fischel family take an unwelcome interest.

Created by Catherine Cookson

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• Tracy Whitwell

  Cassie Brodie

  3 eps

• 

  Lucy Cohu

  Isabelle Fischel

  3 eps

• 

  Ray Stevenson

  Matthew Turnbull

  3 eps

• 

  Philip Voss

  Cunningham

  3 eps

• 

Themes

• rape
• based on novel or book
• baby
• pregnancy
• miniseries
• aristocrat
• 19th century

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