The Tide of Life. (1996 TV film) Part 1 of 2.

Young housekeeper Emily navigates relationships with three men: employer Sep McGilby's tragic marriage plan, farmer Larry Birch's household, and Nick Stuart inheriting Birch's wife's farm, offering Emily a future.

Gillian Kearney ... Emily Kennedy
Ray Stevenson ... Larry Birch
James Purefoy ... Nick Stuart
Leslie Schofield ... Joe Barker
Justin Chadwick ... Con Fullwell
John Bowler ... Sep McGilby
Charlie Hardwick ... Alice Broughton
Mary Woodvine ... Lizzie Rowan
Anne Orwin ... Jessie Blackmore
Willie Ross ... Abbie
Freddie Davies ... Goldsmith
Berwick Kaler ... John Kennedy
Judi Earl ... 3rd village woman
Christopher Goulding ... Cole, the Butcher
Valerie Georgeson ... Aunt Mary
Gordon Griffin ... Waiter
Donald McBride ... Mr. Tooton
Alan Renwick ... Working Man
Chris Connaughton ... Solicitor's Clerk
Norah Fulton ... 2nd village woman
Gary Catlin ... Fishmonger
Shirley Winters ... Woman in Street
Susie Burton ... Lucy Kennedy
Carola Douglass ... 1st village woman
Gez Casey ... Solicitor's Clerk
Patricia Dunn ... Mrs. Goodyear
Analice Kate Ramsey ... Kate Broughton
Jordan Lorimer ... Tommy Broughton
Jessica Hawick ... Maria
Rod Jinks ... Carter
William Finnigan ... Driver
Brian Leaf ... Painter
Diana Hardcastle ... Rona Birch

Directed by David Wheatley

Writing Credits :
Catherine Cookson
Gordon Hann