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The Round Tower

1998 • 7.0 • Drama • 50m

GB • English

The poor son of a house maid is determined to find success and win the love of Vanessa, the daughter of a wealthy family who is alienated by her social-climbing parents.

Cast

Emilia Fox

as Vanessa Ratcliffe

Ben Miles

as Angus Cotton

Denis Lawson

as Arthur Brett

Jan Harvey

as Jane Ratcliffe

Keith Barron

as Jonathan Ratcliffe

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Catherine Terris

as Emily Cotton

Jill Halfpenny

as Rosie Cotton

Episodes

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Episode 1

E1 50m

Seventeen-year-old Vanessa Ratcliffe is constantly at odds with her social climbing parents, Jonathan and Jane. She feels happier helping Emily their housekeeper at Brampton Hill, than entertaining the high society future in-laws of her sister Susan.

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Episode 2

E2 50m

Angus is furious at Ratcliffe's allegations and decides to leave Affleck's to start out on his own.

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Episode 3

E3 50m

Vanessa returns from hospital to a changed atmosphere in the Cotton household.