Dr. Lydgate, a young and ambitious doctor arrives in the town of Middlemarch and is immediately drawn into local politics. Dorothea Brooke marries Reverend Casaubon against her family's wishes. Fred Vincy, the mayor's son, gets in debt and must ask for help of the parents of the girl he loves.
Elenco: Rufus Sewell , Juliet Aubrey , Peter Jeffrey , Trevyn McDowell , Douglas Hodge , Robert Hardy , Patrick Malahide , Michael Hordern .