Middlemarch - Episode Guide

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 10, 1994

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.

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 17, 1994

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.

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 24, 1994

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.

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: May 1, 1994

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.

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: May 8, 1994

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.

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: May 15, 1994

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.

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: May 22, 1994