The Catherine Cookson Collection: Set 2

Escape into this sensational second set of sweeping romantic films based on the novels of bestselling author Dame Catherine Cookson. This special collection features four adaptations brimming with passion, betrayal, turmoil and hope. In The Dwelling Place, brave young Cissie Brody struggles to keep herself and her five orphaned siblings together after a cholera epidemic in the 1830s. The Gambling Man shares the story of a man who must evade a tangled web of lies and deceit to launch a better life for himself and his childhood sweetheart. Watch the cozy, wealthy world of 17-year-old Annabella Lagrange shatter in The Glass Virgin, as she learns the truth about her notorious parents. The Man Who Cried, a powerful and evocative drama set in Depression-era 1930s, follows the journey of one man as he searches for happiness for himself and his young son. Stars include James Fox (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Robson Green (Touching Evil), Nigel Havers (A Passage to India), Emily Mortimer (Match Point), Ciar?n Hinds (Rome), Amanda Root (Persuasion) and Daniel Massey (In the Name of the Father).