Yorkshire in the 1880's: Joe Skinner marries Lily Whitmore, the woman he has long admired, to give a name to her illegitimate child by Lionel Fillmore, the opportunistic son of an impoverished aristocrat.
Cathy Sandford - Lily Whitmore Nathaniel Parker - Lionel Filmore James Gaddas - Joe Skinner Bob Smeaton - Fred Skinner Brian Hogg - Bill Whitmore Mo Harold - Annie Whitmore Anne Jameson - Ma Skinner Samantha Bond - Bridget Mordaunt Roger Avon - George Fields Peggy Shields - Peg the Maid Tara Fitzgerald - Victoria Mordaunt Preston Lockwood - Bright Denholm Elliott - William Filmore Robert Hines - Douglas Filmore Siân Phillips - Daisy Barnett Mark Elstob - Bernard Barnett Simon Waters - Simon Barnett Alexander Hanson - Richard Kemp Les Wilde - Police Sergeant Colin MacLachlan - Police Inspector Bryan Coleman - Judge Jon Cartwright - Prosecuting Counsel Peter Cellier - Defence Counsel John B. Kirtley - Clerk of Court Roger Hempsall - Jury Foreman Danny Dean - Jimmy the Groom Maurice D. Iley - Sam the Mason Emma Babington - Daisy's Maid Dylan Barnes - Slater
