Cumbria, 1898. Whippet racing, hiring fairs, hunting and drunken antics collide, in this passionate story of John and Emily, a young married couple, and their moving struggle to carve a living from the land. An epic and heroic tale of love, betrayal, and loyalty, set against a backdrop of English country traditions being swept away as a new century faces the gathering storm of war… Based on the stirring novel by Melvyn Bragg, with a superb score of rousing foot-stomping rhythms and soaring choruses by Howard Goodall, the award-winning composer of West End hits Bend It Like Beckham and Love Story.
Tom and his only companion, a box containing the thoughts and memories of a former human, Franklin, desperately search for meaning in their lives. Obsessed by the mystery of his own life and death, Franklin begs Tom to dig up his grave.
Los Allen, un matrimonio sin hijos, invitan a Catherine Morland, hija de unos amigos, a que viaje con ellos a Bath, Inglaterra. Catherine y la Sra. Allen pasan el tiempo comprando y paseando para que las vean pues no conocen a nadie ahí.
