Episode 1
Aired Oct 8, 2000
Oliver Twist
In Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," an unmarried young woman flees to another town where she dies giving birth to a son.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 15, 2000
Oliver Twist
Branded a troublemaker, Oliver runs away to London, where Fagin takes him into his nest of pickpockets.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 22, 2000
Oliver Twist
Fagin and Sikes plot to stop Mrs. Bedwin; Nancy attempts to clear Oliver's name and reunite him with his family.
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Episode 4
Aired Nov 5, 2000
Her Majesty Mrs. Brown
A Scottish servant brightens the otherwise orderly house of Queen Victoria.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 12, 2000
The Railway Children
Three boys continue to wonder why their father has been mysteriously taken away by the police.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 19, 2000
Stiff Upper Lips
An upper-class woman falls in love with a manly peasant.
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Episode 7
Aired Jan 14, 2001
Bramwell VI
Eleanor suspects that Finn, her former fiance, may have tested a smallpox vaccine on his new wife so that he could murder her and return to courting the good doctor.
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Episode 8
Aired Jan 21, 2001
Bramwell VI
Dr. Marsham endures personal crisis as he sends his daughters to live with relatives after the death of his wife.
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Episode 9
Aired Jan 28, 2001
Bramwell VI
Eleanor (Jemma Redgrave) is inspired to propose to Dr. Marsham (Kevin McMonagle) by her father's (David Calder) own impending wedding. Host: Russell Baker.
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Episode 10
Aired Feb 4, 2001
Bramwell VI
Eleanor is attracted to an army officer whose brutal methods both repulse and intrigue her; Marsham opposes the Boer War on principle.
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Episode 11
Aired Feb 11, 2001
Bramwell VI
Eleanor's pregnancy has her concerned for all things maternal as she begins caring for unwed mothers and searches for a girl she unwittingly condemned to a life of prostitution.
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Episode 12
Aired Feb 18, 2001
Anna Karenina
In Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina," Anna begins an affair with cavalry officer Vronsky, which jeopardizes her marriage, relationship with her son, and social standing.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 25, 2001
Anna Karenina
Anna and Vronsky run away to Italy, though she soon returns to her native Russia to put an end to scandalous talk by divorcing Karenin.
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Episode 14
Aired Apr 1, 2001
Wives and Daughters
In Elizabeth Gaskell's "Wives and Daughters," while Molly visits Hamley Hall, her father announces he will remarry.
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Episode 15
Aired Apr 8, 2001
Wives and Daughters
Though Molly and Cynthia quickly become good friends, they are torn apart over their desire for the dashing Roger; Molly learns Osborne's secret.
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Episode 16
Aired Apr 15, 2001
Wives and Daughters
A dark secret from Cynthia's past keeps her from celebrating her engagement to Roger; Molly searches for a way to keep Preston from blackmailing her stepsister.
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Episode 17
Aired Apr 22, 2001
Wives and Daughters
When Cynthia breaks off her engagement to Roger, Molly must decide whether she is interested in marrying him; the squire takes in the late Osborne's wife and son.
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Episode 18
Aired May 13, 2001
Take a Girl Like You
In Kingsley Amis' dark comedy set in England before the sexual revolution, a rake (Rupert Graves) meets a schoolteacher (Sienna Guillory).
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Episode 19
Aired May 20, 2001
Take a Girl Like You
In Kingsley Amis' sexual comedy, different motives drive a rake (Rupert Graves) and a schoolteacher (Sienna Guillory).
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Episode 20
Aired Jul 1, 2001
Talking Heads 2: Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet
In Alan Bennett's monologue, spinster Miss Fozzard (Patricia Routledge) develops a relationship with foot specialist.
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