TV Series Review : North & South
Recently I saw this BBC 4-episode miniseries based on a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell called North & South and totally loved it. For one, have become a big fan of BBC shows and secondly I love all these old Jane-Austen-type of English novels. So combine the two, and am halfway a fan of the series too!
Anyways, North & South is the story of the move of Margaret Hale from southern England to the northern town of Milton. This itself is the basis of the novel, depicting the contrast between the idyllic and rich towns of the south to the working class and cold culture in the north. Milton has many cotton mills and the residents of this town include the (rich but still working class) mill owners and the poor mill workers which is very different from the life and people Margaret was used to in the south, the more classy and rich southerners.
The novel showcases many issues throughout the story: the different living conditions in the working class towns, the workers and their problems, the owners and their perspectives and the clash between the two. Margaret befriends some of the workers and also John Thornton, a mill owner who Margaret starts out despicing but ends up caring for. Its an interesting story, depicting the working class struggles of those days and superimposed on this is the love story of Margaret and John.
The series is very well made, beautiful acting, realistic sets. All in all a treat to watch.
Anyways, North & South is the story of the move of Margaret Hale from southern England to the northern town of Milton. This itself is the basis of the novel, depicting the contrast between the idyllic and rich towns of the south to the working class and cold culture in the north. Milton has many cotton mills and the residents of this town include the (rich but still working class) mill owners and the poor mill workers which is very different from the life and people Margaret was used to in the south, the more classy and rich southerners.
The novel showcases many issues throughout the story: the different living conditions in the working class towns, the workers and their problems, the owners and their perspectives and the clash between the two. Margaret befriends some of the workers and also John Thornton, a mill owner who Margaret starts out despicing but ends up caring for. Its an interesting story, depicting the working class struggles of those days and superimposed on this is the love story of Margaret and John.
The series is very well made, beautiful acting, realistic sets. All in all a treat to watch.
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