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Miniseries

6 episodes · 8th April 1993

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Episodes

01 Part I still Part I Episode 18th April 1993 Sister Gabriel (Anna), a nun in a Silent Order, is informed of the tragic death of her brother and has to leave the convent for the first time in 16 years. During that time she has to come to regard her tiny cell as a prison, and at 34 is becoming acutely aware of her own desire to have a child. This family tragedy is about to change her life forever. 02 Part II still Part II Episode 215th April 1993 Anna, is caught between two different worlds. We witness her struggle to come to terms with an alien world, as she tries to remember what her father taught her. She is confronted by pain and sadness from her sister-in-law, and sexual hostility from the man who manages the family mill. 03 Part III still Part III Episode 322nd April 1993 Anna, is torn between her life in the convent and trying to save her brother's failing business. She also has to face her own physical and emotional desires in her relationship with Hal, the foreman at the family mill. 04 Part IV still Part IV Episode 429th April 1993 The outside world becomes more alarming as Anna, has to deal with the banks in her desperate efforts to save the mill. She discovers that men are beginning to perceive her more as a woman than a nun. 05 Part V still Part V Episode 56th May 1993 Anna, is driven back to the convent by a frightening sexual encounter, only to realize that she no longer belongs there. She asks for a release from her vows to undertake the responsibility of the family business. 06 Part VI still Part VI Episode 613th May 1993 Anna, with everyone's help, manages to secure the future of the family mill in spite of efforts to sabotage her work. Anna returns to the convent to sign the papers which will release her and walks out of the convent gates for the last time to face her future.
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01 Kristin Scott Thomas profile Kristin Scott Thomasas Sister Gabriel / Anna 02 Sandra Voe profile Sandra Voeas Peggy 03 Tracy Keating profile Tracy Keatingas Sister Dominic 04 Eileen Davies profile Eileen Daviesas Sister Julian 05 Dorothy Tutin profile Dorothy Tutinas Mother Emmanuel 06 Caroline O'Neill profile Caroline O'Neillas Leila 07 Anthony Valentine profile Anthony Valentineas Stan Beattie 08 Amanda Redman profile Amanda Redmanas Lynn 09 Elizabeth Bennett profile Elizabeth Bennettas Sister Vincent 10 Pamela Duncan profile Pamela Duncanas Sister Peter 11 Jill Hyem profile Jill HyemScreenplay 12 Moira Armstrong profile Moira ArmstrongDirector
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