The Girl 28 years old

Adaptation of Catherine Cookson's novel. In mid-19th century Yorkshire, Hannah Boyle is left with the family of Matthew Thornton, the man her dying mother claims fathered her. Ill-treated by Thornton's bitter and vindictive wife Anne, who views Hannah only as evidence of her husband's infidelity, she is married off to the village butcher, whose waspish mother torments her further. But through her patience, intelligence and strength, she wins her freedom and the man she loves.

Credits

The Girl Cast

Name Character
Jonathan Cake He was 28, now 56 years old as Ned Ridley
Mark Benton He was 30, now 58 years old as Fred Loam
Jill Baker She was 44, now 72 years old as Anne Thornton
David Whealy as Pearman
Emily Hamilton She was 25, now 53 years old as Margaret Thornton
Siobhan Flynn She was 25, now 53 years old as Hannah Boyle
Susan Jameson She was 54, now 82 years old as Mrs. Daisy Loam

The Girl Crew

Name Department
Catherine Cookson as Writer. She was 89 (91) years old when She died Writing
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The Girl (28 years)

  • Release day: Friday, February 16, 1996
  • Runtime: 156 minutes