Catherine Cookson's The Dwelling Place: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Made-for-TV adaptation of the best-selling Catherine Cookson novel. In 19th century England, teenager Cissie Brodie (Tracy Whitwell) is left on her own after she loses her parents and the family home. She finds a place to stay in a cave in order to take care of her younger brothers and sisters. She falls in love with the equally poor carpenter Matthew Turnbull , who is burdened with caring for his aging parents. Cissie is raped by aristocrat Clive Fischel and ends up having a child that she must fight to keep against the child's biological grandfather.

Series details

• Title: Catherine Cookson's The Dwelling Place
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1994-05-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-05-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19795
• IMDb ID: tt0211801
• TVDB ID: 174321

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-05-08; final listed air date 1994-05-22; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Catherine Cookson's The Dwelling Place on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.