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Set in 1830s Northumberland, the film centres around the mother and daughter's strong personalities and their fight against the prejudices of the time they live in...
Catherine Cookson was born Catherine McMullen in 1906. Her life began in poverty and she grew up believing her real mother was her sister. In a life that could have been taken from any of her own novels, Catherine aspired to achieve more than many of her time. From poverty to wealth she left the sadness behind to start a new life in Hastings where she was to meet her husband, Tom Cookson. As a form of therapy, Catherine began to write a..
A tough and gripping drama based on the story by top author Catherine Cookson. When transmitted on ITV in February 1996, it received viewing figures in excess of 13 million. Hannah Boyle, much loved by her father Matthew Thornton is hated by his wife Anne. When tragedy befalls the Thornton household, Anne exacts her revenge on Hannah who has grown into a beautiful woman by making her marry the local butcher...
Based on the best selling novels by Catherine Cookson, the saga of the Mallens is brought magnificently to screen in this romantic, lavish and sizzling series. Thomas Mallen, a ruthless man with a taste for high-living, has been brought to financial ruin by his only legitimate son. Forced to leave his familial home with his two nieces, Barbara and Constance, they have become increasingly involved with Matthew Radlet and his half-brother..
In the industrial north of England at the end of the nineteenth century, a young woman inherits a factory which develops into a thriving business. She wins the respect of the workforce, but there is trouble ahead...
After an unhappy childhood on his father's farm, Charlie MacFell marries the beautiful Victoria Chapman. Happiness still eludes him, however, as his wife indulges in a series of adulterous affairs. Fighting at the front in the First World War, Charlie discovers a new strength within himself, winning the respect of his men. But when he returns home Charlie finds himself falling in love with his wife's younger sister...
ITV adaptation of Catherine Cookson's love-across-the-divide novel. In turn-of-the-century Newcastle, dockworker John O'Brien falls for Mary Llewellyn, a shipbuilder's daughter. Their differences in class threaten to break up their relationship, but true love eventually conquers all...
3 to 4 DaysSet in 1859, ten-year-old Annabella lives a life of luxury with her womanising father and the woman she assumes is her mother. When a maid is sacked for calling Annabella a 'little bastard', the secret starts to seep out; she is the daughter of a local prostitute. When Annabella is 17 the truth is finally revealed by her father and she flees the home in search of a new life with her father's young groom, Manuel, as her lover and compani..
Based on the best selling novels by Catherine Cookson, the saga of The Mallens is lavishly brought to the screen in this acclaimed, romantic and sizzling series. The romance between Barbara Mallen and Michael Radlet has floundered... or has it? Barbara enters into a loveless marriage with Dan Bensham whose family have owned High Banks Hall, the Mallens' old home since Thomas Mallen fell into financial ruin. When the senior Mrs Bensham p..
Third part in the Mallen family saga. Thomas Mallen has now killed himself, and his illegitimate daughter Barbara is shielded from the truth by her governess, Miss Brigmore. When she falls in love with her cousin Michael, they discover the truth behind her birth. The knowledge of her mother's rape threatens to plunge Barbara into tragedy...
A saga of passionate love and hatred, turbulent life and violent death. John Hallam (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves) stars as Thomas Mallen, a ruthless squire whose many illegitimate sons are marked by the Mallen streak - a lock of snow white hair and a streak of merciless self will. They are also said to be cursed to meet a violent end and when Thomas's passions lead to his eventual destruction, his daughter is left with a disturbing leg..
Young Millie Forrester bursts into Aggie Winkowski's life like a bolt from the blue on a hot summer's afternoon in 1854. Finding the pretty child abandoned by her mother in the rough quarter of town, Aggie is all too aware of the dangers she would face if left alone. Surprisingly, from these unpromising beginnings, a relationship is established which gives new meaning to Aggie Winkowski's life and is to mould Millie's destiny...
Seventeen-year-old Vanessa Ratcliffe rebels against her wealthy middle-class parents by embarking on an affair with Angus Cotton, a worker at her father's Newcastle engineering works. When Vanessa becomes pregnant, the repercussions rock her family...
A tale of suspense and intrigue set amongst the atmospheric streets and riverside of 19th century Tyneside, 'The Secret' is based on Catherine Cookson's only thriller novel. Freddie Musgrave's life is in turmoil when a letter implicates him in murder. Further complications arise due to his feelings for his boss's foster daughter Belle, who is trapped within a loveless marriage to a madman. Starring Colin Buchanan (Dalziel and Pascoe), J..
A young girl blossoms quickly into womanhood through tough and tender relationships with three different men, in this adaptation of the romantic yarn from the pen of Catherine Cookson...
Industrial Tyneside in 1838 is the home of Tilly Trotter (Carli Norris), whose family has fallen into poverty. Tilly does her best to care for her bedridden grandfather, and is visited every month by local farmer Simon Brentwood. This arouses the jealousy and suspicion of the locals, who brand her a witch. Thinking that Brentwood is having an affair with Tilly, the villainous Hal McGrath decides to have her for himself. Whilst Tilly end..
