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198560 minEnded

Anna of the Five Towns

Network:BBC Two

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Aired on Jan 30, 1985, 9:00 PM

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In the Potteries in the late 19th century young Anna Tellwright reaches 21 and discovers she has been left a fortune in trust (which she is now of age to utilise) by her late mother, but she soon realises money isn't everything.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
January 9, 1985
Ended
January 30, 1985
Schedule
Wednesday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)

Episode 1

Anna is the daughter of the rich but miserly widower, Ephraim Tellwright. When she reaches the age of 21, Anna finds herself entering a world from which she has been completely sheltered - a world where money rules.

Jan 9, 1985

60 min

Episode 2

Anna Tellwright has inherited a fortune. Her new and unexpected responsibilities are not just financial but spiritual and emotional as well, and they involve her closely with both Henry Mynors and Willie Price.

Jan 16, 1985

60 min

Episode 3

Emerging from the domestic tyranny imposed by her father, Anna is to leave the Potteries for the first time in her life, to holiday on the Isle of Man with the Suttons-and Henry Mynors.

Jan 23, 1985

60 min

Episode 4

Anna has agreed to marry Henry Mynors , but he has failed to keep the appointment to ask for her father's permission. Anna's freedom has its limits set by the social pressures of her time - a fate she shares with Willie Price.

Jan 30, 1985

60 min

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