Jem and Martha formalise their relationship, and live as lodgers with Miss Matty, who has fallen on hard times. Will her friends come to her aid and will she accept help? Dr Harrison is advised to leave town due to his reputation being in tatters, but Sophy is ill and his modern medicine could help. Lady Ludlow is prepared to lose everything for her absent son, but Mr Carter tries to find another solution.
Elenco: Judi Dench , Eileen Atkins , Philip Glenister , Barbara Flynn , Emma Fielding , Francesca Annis , Imelda Staunton , Joe McFadden , Julia Sawalha , Kimberley Nixon , Lisa Dillon , Simon Woods .