1855: When Doctor Thorne’s penniless niece, Mary, is excluded from the wedding preparations of her c...
Sir Roger becomes seriously ill, and Dr Thorne believes that he will die soon. The railway entrepren...
Frank and Mary plan their wedding, but Lady Arabella is still determined to stop them going ahead wi...
The story of the penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her rich aunt/cousins at Greshamsbury Park estate.