The Dwelling Place [VHS] [1994]

Description

Set in rural Northumberland during the 1830s, this Catherine Cookson story tells of Cissie Brodie's struggle to keep the family intact when the sudden death of her parents causes them to be evicted from their cottage. Local carpenter Matthew helps Cissie look after her five brothers, and eventually falls in love with her, but Cissie becomes pregnant after being raped by a local aristocrat.