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In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a black velvet gown, and even educates her children. But when Riah discovers the reason behind Miller's gifts, she vows to leave his house, but Miller has a hold on her, even after his death, when he leaves his house to her on the condition that she never marry. Riah's daughter, Biddy, grows up and becomes a laundress in a large house where her education keeps her from fitting in and makes her a target. But it also catches the eye of a son of the house, and with Miller's legacies, Biddy may yet find her way to happiness.
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Janet McTeer
Riah Millican
Geraldine Somerville
Biddy Millican
Louise Lombard
Lucy Gallmington
Jonathan Firth
Paul Gallmington
Bob Peck
Percival Miller
Val McLane
Annie Griston
Jean Anderson
Madame Gallmington
Aran Bell
Stephen Gallmington
David Hunt
Laurence Gallmington
Christopher Benjamin
Anthony Gallington
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