About
Powerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young 19th-century apprentices taking their lives into their own hands for the first time.
Cast
Kerrie Hayes
as Esther
Matthew McNulty
as Daniel Bate
Holly Lucas
as Susannah Catterall
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
as Peter
Katherine Rose Morley
as Lucy
Ciarán Griffiths
as Matthew Boon
Mark Frost
as John Howlett
Sacha Parkinson
as Miriam Catterall
Laura Main
as Rebecca Howlett
Barbara Marten
as Hannah Greg
Aidan McArdle
as John Doherty
Neil Broome
as Mill Worker
Connor Dempsey
as Tommy Priestley
Andrew-Lee Potts
as William Gregg
Morgan Watkins
as George Windell
Joshua Isherwood
as Jack
Justin Salinger
as James Windell
Shannon-Metcalfe
as Mary-Ann
Richard Banks
as Mule Worker
Hugh Simon
as Dr. Holland
Seasons
Series 1
The first series introduces the life of the apprentices and the daily routines they faced at Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire.
Series 2
The second series focusses on the lives of the Quarry Bank mill workers between 1838 and 1842, a period of turbulent social, political and industrial change.
Episodes
Series 1
Clock-in
Just before dawn the bell wakes the young apprentices for another 12-hour shift at Quarry Bank Mill. Charlie Crout forces Miriam to leave the factory floor and his absence leads to an accident.
Order in Court
Esther Price arrives at court after assaulting her overseer, Charlie Crout. On the assumption that she will be found guilty, Mr Timperley is sent to the workhouse to collect a replacement apprentice.
On the Run
Esther and Lucy head for Liverpool, chased by Timperley, but discover that Lucy's sister Catherine never returned to the workhouse.
Bide Our Time
Lucy and Esther are convinced that Mr Timperley is responsible for Catherine's disappearance. They're determined to expose him but are blocked at every turn.
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