by Elizabeth Gaskell, dramatised in nine parts by Barry Campbell
with Kathryn Hurlbutt as Molly, Anne Louise Lambert as Cynthia, Angela Pleasence as Clare, Tom Wilkinson as Mr Gibson and Thelma Whiteley as Mrs Gaskell

'"Hyacinth," said Mr Gibson, sterner than ever, "Did you or did you not alter your behaviour to Roger in consequence of what you overheard of my professional conversation with Dr Nicholls? Have you not favoured his suit to Cynthia since then, on the understanding that he stood a good chance of inheriting Hamley?"'

(Anne Louise Lambert is a National Theatre player)