Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Allison [i.e. Alison] Steadman, Benjamin Whitrow, Susannah Harker, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Anna Chancellor, Julia Sawalha, David Bamber, David Bark-Jones.
The story of lively and rebellious Elizabeth, one of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th century England, in a world where an advantageous marriage is a woman's sole occupation.