Synopsis
In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?
Your Movie Library
Cast
- Jennifer Ward-LealandDorothea Brook
- Kevin SmithLawrence Hayes
- Lisa ChappellAnne Cooper
- Cliff CurtisFraser
- Michael HurstWillam Poyser
- Helen SteemsonGnits
- Kiri MillsRose
- Bridget ArmstrongMary Anne
- Timothy RabyMr. Weedle
- Geeling NgSu Lim
