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Middlemarch

George Eliot’s epic story of rural life, social change and the complexities of marriage.

Middlemarch Episodes

Series 1: Episode 6

Middlemarch - Series 1: Episode 6

The Lydgates' marriage grows increasingly bitter with the prospect of bankruptcy. The return of Raffles sets off a train of events which change the lives of everyone.

30-09-2026

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Series 1: Episode 5

Middlemarch - Series 1: Episode 5

Ladislaw vows to quit Middlemarch for good once he learns the terms of Casaubon's will. Lydgate's financial problems worsen. Fred declares his love for Mary Garth.

30-09-2026

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Series 1: Episode 4

Middlemarch - Series 1: Episode 4

Dorothea is now a widow, but she vows never to finish Casaubon's book because of the vindictive codicil to his will. Will Ladislaw is out of a job.

23-09-2026

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Series 1: Episode 3

Middlemarch - Series 1: Episode 3

Fred Vincy is anxious to know to whom Featherstone will leave his fortune. Casaubon is furious when Ladislaw visits Dorothea. Lydgate and Rosamond's wedding goes ahead.

23-09-2026

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Series 1: Episode 2

Middlemarch - Series 1: Episode 2

Dorothea is having an uneasy honeymoon in Rome, when Casaubon's restless young cousin Will Ladislaw calls on them. Dr Lydgate discovers he has enemies.

16-09-2026

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Series 1: Episode 1

Middlemarch - Series 1: Episode 1

Dr Tertius Lydgate is put in charge of the fever hospital in Middlemarch. Dorothea Brooke marries ageing scholar Edward Casaubon and they honeymoon in Rome.

16-09-2026

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