Campaigning for his imprisoned cousin, Constance worries about her husband Sam’s health.

Starring Gillian Kearne.

Arnold Bennett's novel follows the lives of two very different sisters who grow up above a thriving drapery business in the Potteries, during the 1860s.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Constance .... Gillian Kearney
Sam Povey .... Ian Dunn
Daniel Povey .... Declan Wilson
Narrator .... Phillip Jackson
Mr Critchlow .... Stephen Critchlow
Maria Inshull ....Rachel Atkins

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004. Show less