by GEORGE MOORE
The BBC2 Serial
Dramatised in four parts by DOUGLAS LIVINGSTONE
Part 1
When Esther Waters enters service as kitchen maid at the Wood-view racing stable, she is befriended by two people: the owner's wife Mrs Barfield, who, like Esther, is a devout member of the Plymouth Brethren, and William Latch, whose regard for Esther is not quite so religious.