In the darkness of her prison cell, preacher Dinah struggles for Hetty's soul.

George Eliot's haunting story of love betrayed and love rewarded dramatised in 15 episodes by Robert Forrest.

An immediate bestseller in 1859, Eliot's second novel established her reputation and paved the way for masterpieces such as The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch.

Starring Katherine Igoe as Hetty, Victoria Liddelle as Dinah and Crawford Logan as Mr Irwine.

Director: Patrick Rayner.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001. Show less