Peasant woman and daughter Hannah are squatting in a shed in the woods bump into kindly neighbor Ned and his grandad. He takes them to a nearby estate where mom tells lord of the manor the girl is his. He steps up and brings her into his home. Rarely is there a protagonist as unlikable as Hannah. She's selfish and spoilt, having no appreciation for the life provided by Thornton.
When old enough she is sent away to finishing school. Having learnt no skills or manners of any type, Hannah returns home apparently with no plans to contribute in any way but continues to enjoy the family's home and money. She refuses a good marriage, bringing dishonour to the family. Thornton is set up and meets an unfortunate end so Hannah is at the mercy of wife Anne, Thornton's frigid wench of a widow. When confronted with the reality that she can't freeload forever she agrees to marry the fat doltish butcher.
Disrespectful, cold and rude to hubby and MIL,and treated appropriately for such behaviour, she whines and complains to long suffering friend Ned who is inexplicably in love with her. Why he loves her is a mystery, as she has done naught but use him to dump her problems on when her impertinence gets her into a bind. But suddenly she loves him too. Not hard to figure out where things go from here.
How Ned can want to be with her after the bear trap incident (which evidently caused paralysis) and the encounter with her her simpleton hubby is perplexing.
The costumes and sets are sufficient but nothing memorable, acting is mediocre but little could be done with such a dreadful script.
When old enough she is sent away to finishing school. Having learnt no skills or manners of any type, Hannah returns home apparently with no plans to contribute in any way but continues to enjoy the family's home and money. She refuses a good marriage, bringing dishonour to the family. Thornton is set up and meets an unfortunate end so Hannah is at the mercy of wife Anne, Thornton's frigid wench of a widow. When confronted with the reality that she can't freeload forever she agrees to marry the fat doltish butcher.
Disrespectful, cold and rude to hubby and MIL,and treated appropriately for such behaviour, she whines and complains to long suffering friend Ned who is inexplicably in love with her. Why he loves her is a mystery, as she has done naught but use him to dump her problems on when her impertinence gets her into a bind. But suddenly she loves him too. Not hard to figure out where things go from here.
How Ned can want to be with her after the bear trap incident (which evidently caused paralysis) and the encounter with her her simpleton hubby is perplexing.
The costumes and sets are sufficient but nothing memorable, acting is mediocre but little could be done with such a dreadful script.