Classic Serial - Ruth
Dramatisation by Ellen Dryden of the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell
Classic Serial - Ruth - Episode 1
Sixteen-year-old orphan Ruth Hilton is apprenticed as a dressmaker. A job as a seamstress for a Hunt Ball and an encounter with a young man have far-reaching consequences.
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Classic Serial - Ruth - Episode 2
Abandoned in Wales, Ruth is taken in by the preacher Benson and his reluctant sister. The cause of Ruth's illness is established and brings with it a secret which could destroy her.
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Classic Serial - Ruth - Episode 3
The unexpected return of Bellingham presents real danger, and a distant connection from Ruth's past threatens to reveal the truth about Leonard.
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