Episode 1
Four-part adaptation of EM Forster's classic novel. The lives of the Schlegel and Wilcox families become entwined when Margaret Schlegel befriends the enigmatic Mrs Wilcox.
In spring of 1905 in England, Margaret Schlegel is at home with her dear but overbearing Aunt Juley and her hypochondriac brother Tibby when she receives a letter from her younger sister Helen, currently visiting the Wilcox family at their country home, Howards End. On hearing that Helen has fallen for the youngest Wilcox son, Paul, Aunt Juley is swiftly dispatched to Howards End to represent the Schlegel family - slightly prematurely as the engagement does not come to pass. Leaving the social awkwardness of the Wilcox encounter behind them, the Schlegels attend a concert in London. During the performance Helen sits next to Leonard Bast, a struggling young bank clerk, and inadvertently leaves the concert with his umbrella. On discovering the mix-up, Margaret gives her card to Bast and implores him to stay for tea with them at their Wickham Place home, but he quickly becomes uncomfortable in their company and leaves. In a twist of fate, the Wilcoxes move to London and take a flat around the corner from the Schlegels, leading Margaret to strike up a friendship with the enigmatic but ailing Mrs Wilcox.
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A return from Howards End
Duration: 00:39
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What won't Helen mind?
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"You've frightened him away"
Duration: 01:37
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Margaret Schlegel | Hayley Atwell |
Henry Wilcox | Matthew Macfadyen |
Helen Schlegel | Philippa Coulthard |
Leonard Bast | Joseph Quinn |
Tibby Schlegel | Alex Lawther |
Charles Wilcox | Joseph Bannister |
Jacky Bast | Rosalind Eleazar |
Evie Wilcox | Bessie Carter |
Paul Wilcox | Jonah Hauer-King |
Aunt Juley | Tracey Ullman |
Mrs Wilcox | Julia Ormond |
Annie | Donna Banya |
Nancy | Hannah Traylen |
Crane | Gavin Brocker |
Frieda Mosenbach | Leonie Benesch |
Herr Liesecke | George Taylor |
Doctor (for Tibby) | Sagar Arya |
Young Man (Margaret's Friend) | Tim Pritchett |
Earnest Young Woman | Maya Saroya |
Ticket Boy | Jos Slovick |
Producer | Laura Hastings-Smith |
Director | Hettie MacDonald |
Writer | Kenneth Lonergan |
Executive Producer | Colin Callender |
Executive Producer | Sophie Gardiner |
Executive Producer | Scott Huff |
Executive Producer | Joshua D Maurer |
Executive Producer | Alixandre Witlin |
Executive Producer | David A Stern |
Executive Producer | Lucy Richer |
Production Company | Playground Television UK Ltd |
Broadcast
- Sun 12 Nov 2017 21:00