Olga Klimenko Powerful, brilliant, captivating adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's masterpiece. The casting is perfect. Each and every actor is where he/she is meant to be. The atmosphere, the spirit are delivered perfectly.Richard Armitage....well, there's no need to say anything. He is The One and Only Mr.Thornton ever :) He seems to step down from the pages of the novel.Daniela Danby-Ashe as Margaret is so breathtakingly beautiful, you can't take your eyes off her luminous face as if chiselled of marble. But her play even more so betters her beauty.And - by the way - the music is outstanding! Enchanting and beautiful, very genuinely creating the atmosphere. The only flaw of the film is that they - for some reason - cut out few of the most crucial dialogs/lines between the leading characters. Well, they are not cut out entirely, but thoroughly changed, and, though are pretty fine in their own merit, would be much better for them to be the exact quotations from the novel. For example the scene of the first proposal and the final scene of reaching the understanding between John Thornton and Margaret. These scenes were made wonderfully....but - if the film-makers followed exactly the dialogs as they were put in the book (especially Thornton's lines and expressive manner) - it would be by far more perfect and breathtaking than it already is. So, my vote "9", not "10" - for these little but crucial (from my point of view) alterations from the original dialogs of the book.

Teacuppy Spoiler at the end!!!The focus of this series is not on romance, but on its beautiful story that is about so much more than just romantic LOVE between two persons. The focus is on its message that you need to look at things from different perspectives and try to understand the other sides as well. It is a heartwarming story, with real and complex characters which are very likable (except for one annoying character - John's sister...I hated her), it has beautiful and well put together romance aspect (if you consider that it is not placed in modern era) filled with those subtle gentle caresses...looks...moments. It also has heartbreaking scenes...it managed to make me cry.Everything developed with just the right speed, it was captivating, direction was excellent, it has beautiful scenery...The actors are absolutely amazing !!! and Richard Armitage is breathtaking.PURE PERFECTIONI could tell you so much more about this, describe things that I LOVED, but that would take away from it - you better see it yourself.This will be REwatched many times!!!! And the book will be read too !!!!*I recommend this* to anyone who likes period dramas but also to ones who are open to new things. My MALE friend watched this with me and he was amazed as well. :)10/10 ISN'T HIGH ENOUGH for this masterpiece!!!!!..............................................................SPOILER :The Last scene in front of the train while they are sitting and he looks at her gently and with so much love...is the most romantic one I've ever seen...and nothing will ever be just as good...BY the end I WAS left starving for more....and more.... - that is maybe the only flaw I found !!!! it needs more kisses and stuff...damn it :(

babshabits I love period drama on the BBC and PBS. This avalanche of glowing reviews is an orchestrated fraud. I'll make myself quick - I've been watching Masterpiece Theatre and BBC serial dramas for 40 years, and, let me tell you, THIS IS WORST PRODUCTION ON THE BBC THAT HAVE EVER SEEN! None of rings true. The entire story has the trite, simple-minded, devoid from reality of a Barbara Cartland novel The entire enterprise - neither the acting, the script, plot development ring true. I have spent the entire series SMH, hooting laughter, or berating the screen because IT IS SO BAD.I'm just finishing the series right now, because it is so BAD, it is akin to being transfixed by horrible automobile crash

ssra_25 Great cast, great story, great movie, the likes of which you rarely get to see nowadays. Almost 10 years after it was launched and I still couldn't stop watching it over and over again. And I'm definitely going to look for the novel now. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a really romantic (but not unnecessarily cheesy), good-taste story, superbly interpreted by some really good actors. This could have easily been a cinema movie, although I suspect its length would have been a problem... I can't believe I didn't make the time to see it before...Anyway, enjoy the movie! :)