Powerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young 19th-century apprentices taking their lives into their own hands for the first time.
4 Episodes • 2013
The first series introduces the life of the apprentices and the daily routines they faced at Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire.
6 Episodes • 2014
The second series focusses on the lives of the Quarry Bank mill workers between 1838 and 1842, a period of turbulent social, political and industrial change.
What people are saying
@sarahwatches
Just finished the finale! What an incredible adaptation of one of my favorite books. The attention to historical detail is amazing.
@mikefilmcritic
The character development in this show is unmatched. Every episode leaves me wanting more.
7/28/2013
8/24/2014
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Channel 4
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