The Mill on The Floss, with Emily Watson, Cheryl Campbell - Subtitled (1997)

Under licence CC. A classic tale of one woman's struggle for freedom and love. Lawyer Wakem takes away the mill on the river Floss from Edward Tulliver, whose ancestors owned it for 300 years, and becomes the worst enemy of Tulliver's family. When Edward's daughter, Maggie, grows up, she falls in love with Wakem's son Philip, but her brother Tom, true to the memory of their father, forbids her to meet him again. When she visits her cousin, Lucy Deane, Lucy's fiancé Stephen Guest falls in love with Maggie at first sight, further complicating matters. A television adaptation of the novel was first aired on 1 January 1997. Maggie Tulliver is portrayed by Emily Watson and Mr Tulliver by Bernard Hill. The production was filmed at the historic Chatham Dockyard in Kent for exterior street scenes. With English Subtitles Director: Graham Theakston Based on the novel by George Eliot Stars: Emily Watson, Cheryl Campbell, James Frain Country: UK Language: E