Constance and Sophia are re-united at last but Sophia soon feels stifled by Bursley.

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.

Sophia .... Penelope Wilton
Constance .... Marcia Warren
The Narrator .... Philip Jackson
Mr Critchlow .... Stephen Critchlow
Maria Critchlow .... Rachel Atkins
Dr Stirling .... Andrew Harrison
Amy .... Lydia Leonard

Director: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2004 Show less