

In northern England around 1900, the worker John O'Brien lives near poverty in a small house in the worker's district. He falls in love with Mary, the teacher of his highly intelligent younger sister Kathy and daughter of a rich family. Their love is doomed by the social difference, but the vigorous Mary refuses to allow outer circumstances destroying their love.

Owen Teale
John O'Brien

Sean Bean
Dominic O'Brien

Clare Holman
Mary Llewellyn

Billie Whitelaw
Beatrice Llewellyn

Ian Bannen
Peter Bracken

Jane Horrocks
Christine Bracken

Mark Mulholland
Fr. O'Malley
Anny Tobin
Mary Ellen O'Brien

Leslie Schofield
Shane O'Brien
Faye Dannell
Katie O'Brien