The Mill on the Floss (1979) | Episode 7

Based on The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

Tulliver is dead and his wife and family have left the mill.

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Content
  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Duration: 27'39''
  • Broadcast date: 1979
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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