Catherine Cookson's The Man Who Cried: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Man Who Cried is a miniseries adaptation of the works of Catherine Cookson. Set during the Depression years, the series starred Ciaran Hinds as unhappily married Abel Mason. Attempting to escape his insufferable wife Lena, Abel flees to Yorkshire, where he enters into an illegal matrimonial union with a wealthy widow. The web of deceit becomes even more tangled when Abel falls in love with his new "wife's" sister Florrie.

Series details

• Title: Catherine Cookson's The Man Who Cried
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1993-01-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-01-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 42745
• IMDb ID: tt0106060
• TVDB ID: 174181

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-01-03; final listed air date 1993-01-05; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Catherine Cookson's The Man Who Cried 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.