Crown Of Thorns

Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne EP 1. Episode 1

Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne by Michael Symmons Roberts

When Frank Gresham proposes to Dr Thorne's niece Mary on his twenty first birthday, his parents are horrified. Mary is poor and her parentage is unknown. To save the indebted Greshambury estate Frank must marry for money, not love. A rich heiress is hastily thrust towards him as a more suitable prospect.

Written by Michael Symmons Roberts
Directed by Susan Roberts
Produced by Charlotte Riches

Dr Thorne is the third instalment in a new series of dramatisations of Anthony Trollope's complete Barchester Chronicles. Dr Thorne has always kept the parentage of his niece and ward Mary a secret. When young Frank Gresham, the heir to the aristocratic Greshambury estate, expresses his desire to marry Mary, she suddenly finds her standing in society under scrutiny. Dr Thorne realises that the secret he has concealed for so long can no longer stay secret.

Credits

Mrs Baxter
Maggie Steed

Dr Thorne
Iain Glen

Frank Gresham
Douglas Booth

Mary Thorne
Pippa Bennett-Warner

Roger Scratcherd
Ron Cook

Lady Scratcherd
Liza Tarbuck

Lady Arabella
Pippa Haywood

Squire Gresham
Michael Bertenshaw

Miss Dunstable
Hattie Morahan

Revered Oriel
Nick Haverson

Patience Oriel
Jaimi Barbakoff

George de Courcy
Wilf Scolding

Countess de Courcy
Richenda Carey

Director
Susan Roberts

Producer
Charlotte Riches

Adaptor
Michael Symmons Roberts

Author
Anthony Trollope - Reef The Lost Cauze Crown Of Thorns