The Mill (2013)
Synopsis
Powerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young 19th-century apprentices taking their lives into their own hands for the first time.
First Air Date: 2013-07-28
Last Air Date: 2014-08-24
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 10
Created By: John Fay
Networks: Channel 4
Top Cast
- Kerrie Hayes as Esther
- Matthew McNulty as Daniel Bate
- Holly Lucas as Susannah Catterall
- Katherine Rose Morley as Lucy
- Ciarán Griffiths as Matthew Boon
- Sacha Parkinson as Miriam Catterall
- Barbara Marten as Hannah Greg
- Aidan McArdle as John Doherty
- Neil Broome as Mill Worker
- Connor Dempsey as Tommy Priestley
Seasons
Series 1 (2013)
The first series introduces the life of the apprentices and the daily routines they faced at Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Clock-in
Just before dawn the bell wakes the young apprentices for another 12-hour shift at Quarry Bank Mill. Charlie Crout forces Miriam to leave the factory floor and his absence leads to an accident.
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Ep. 2: Order in Court
Esther Price arrives at court after assaulting her overseer, Charlie Crout. On the assumption that she will be found guilty, Mr Timperley is sent to the workhouse to collect a replacement apprentice.
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Ep. 3: On the Run
Esther and Lucy head for Liverpool, chased by Timperley, but discover that Lucy's sister Catherine never returned to the workhouse.
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Ep. 4: Bide Our Time
Lucy and Esther are convinced that Mr Timperley is responsible for Catherine's disappearance. They're determined to expose him but are blocked at every turn.
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