Middlemarch (1994)

Based on Middlemarch by George Eliot

First of a six part adaptation by Andrew Davies of George Eliot's epic saga. Dr Tertius Lydgate is put in charge of the fever hospital in Middlemarch. Dorothea Brooke marries ageing scholar Edward Casaubon and they honeymoon in Rome.

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  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 1'20'10''
  • Broadcast date: 1994
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 1

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 1

1994 | 1'20'10''

First of a six part adaptation by Andrew Davies of George Eliot's epic saga. Dr Tertius Lydgate is put in charge of the fever hospital in Midd...

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 2

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 2

1994 | 58'04''

Casaubon and Dorothea having uneasy honeymoon in Rome, when Casaubon's restless young cousin Will Ladislaw calls on them. Dr Lydgate discovers...

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 3

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 3

1994 | 1'00'16''

Fred Vincy is anxious to know to whom Featherstone will leave his fortune. Casaubon is furious when Ladislaw visits Dorothea. Lydgate and Rosa...

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 4

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 4

1994 | 58'57''

Dorothea is now a widow, but she vows never to finish Casaubon's book because of the vindictive codicil to his will. Ladislaw is out of a job.

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 5

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 5

1994 | 54'22''

Ladislaw vows to quit Middlemarch for good once he learns the terms of Casaubon's will. Lydgate's financial problems worsen. Fred declares his...

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 6

Middlemarch (1994) | Episode 6

1994 | 59'06''

The Lydgates' marriage grows increasingly bitter with the potential of bankruptcy. The return of Raffles sets off a train of events which chan...

Further resources

“Transforming Middlemarch“, compiled and edited with original notes and commentaries by Justin Smith, Gabriel Egan, Anna Blackwell, Lucy Hobbs, Natalie Hayton, 2023. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (grant AH/V015575/1) and De Montfort University in partnership with the British Library and the University of Nottingham.

https://middlemarch.dmu.ac.uk/ 

 

          

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