In 1845 an aristocrat gives his only daughter an elaborate coming of age birthday party on their large East Lynne property.
The bankrupt Earl of Mount Severn dies leaving his beautiful 18-year-old daughter Isabel penniless and East Lynne, his country house, in the possession of a rising young lawyer, Archibald Carlyle. Over the next 12 years East Lynne is to be the setting for a story of murder and deceit, star-crossed love and high tragedy in this new adaptation of one of the most popular novels of the last century.
Based on the bestselling 1861 English novel by Ellen Wood. A Victorian bestseller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot, centring on infidelity and double identities. Adapted by Philip Mackie. Originally aired as a christmas special on BBC.
Starring Martin Shaw, Gemma Craven, Lisa Eichhorn, Jane Asher, Annette Crosbie, Tim Woodward.
Note: This movie was never released so the above link goes to the original novel.