Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 30^th Sep 2010, 10:00 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Tue 1^st Jul 2014, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Taken in by a kindly preacher, abandoned Ruth Hilton must hide a dark secret. Stars Anton Lesser, Rory Kinnear and Anne Reid.

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 1^st Oct 2010, 10:00 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Jul 2014, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Bellingham's return spells danger. Could the damaging truth about Leonard be revealed? Stars Rory Kinnear and Laura Rees.

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 29^th Sep 2010, 10:00 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Sat 28^th Jun 2014, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A pretty orphan is apprenticed to a dressmaker. Attending a ball, the elegant Bellingham becomes enchanted. Stars Rory Kinnear.