In the early 19th century, a young woman with a harelip falls foul of her family's ambition and the superstitions of the local community, but meets a man who may see her differently.
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Janet McTeer
Prue Sarn
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Me Before You
Ozark
Clive Owen
Gideon Sarn
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Children of Men
Inside Man
John Bowe
Kester Woodseaves
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Cleopatra
The Hour
Jim Carter
Sarn
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Downton Abbey
Knightfall
John McEnery
Wizard Beguildy
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Merlin
Romeo and Juliet
Veronica Doran
Mrs. Callard
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The Haunted House of Horror
A Christmas Carol
Jane Wood
Mrs. Sam
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The Take
Lord of Misrule
Emily Morgan
Jancis Beguildy
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The French Lieutenant's Woman
Lynne Verrall
Mrs. Beguildy
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Innocent
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes
Wendy Nottingham
Tivvy Sexton
Known for
Peaky Blinders
Notes on a Scandal
Jack Hudson
Sexton
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Nice Work
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Catherine Terris
Mrs. Sexton
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Martyrs Lane
Christopher Menaul Director · Maggie Wadey Screenplay Mary Webb Author
First release January 2, 1989 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC, BBC Film
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GBH
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BBC
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BBC Film
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WGBH Boston
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United Kingdom
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 2, 1989
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