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08/05/1994 Drama 0h 0m
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Overview

Set in the 1830s, the story of 16-year-old Cissie Brodie after the death of parents and the repossession of the family home. She finds a barren place to live and care for her younger brothers and sisters with the help of Matthew, a local carpenter, but her life becomes complicated when the aristocratic Fischel family take an unwelcome interest.

Top billed cast

  1. Tracy Whitwell

    Cassie Brodie

  2. Lucy Cohu

    Isabelle Fischel

  3. Ray Stevenson

    Matthew Turnbull

  4. Philip Voss

    Cunningham

  5. James Fox

    Lord Fischel

  6. Julie Hesmondhalgh

    Rose Turnbull

  7. Mark Gatiss

    Bowmer

  8. Jack Thompson

    Richard

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Season 1

1994 | 3 Episodes

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A review by kansascitybond
Written by kansascitybond on 2018-08-20
A very edifying movie about a young woman who's parents both die from a plague at the same time, and she is left to raise her 3 brothers and 2 sisters who are all younger than she is. After her parents are buried, they are kicked out of their home onto the streets. Cissy will not let her siblings go to an orphanage or poor house, and she sets out to find a place for them to live. She finds a cave, and the story start's from there. She maintains her dignity through many adversities, as well as assaults, and she is more than courageous. She holds no animosity towards those who have made her ...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Dwelling Place

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