North & South - Season 1 - Episode 3
Deeply hurt at the refusal of his marriage proposal, Thornton and Margaret's relationship becomes more tense and difficult. Just in time, Frederick comes home to visit his dying mother. Thornton mistakes him for Margaret's lover. As Margaret realizes that she might have been mistaken in her harsh and hasty criticism of Thornton, she has to sadly observe his opinion of her altering. Shortly after the death of her mother, Margaret's friend Bessy also dies.
About North & South

Title: North & South
First Air Date: 2004-11-14
Last Air Date: 2004-12-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.1/10 (from 184 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
Margaret Hale is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern town of Milton. In the shock of her move, she misjudges charismatic cotton mill-owner John Thornton, whose strength of purpose and passion are a match for her own pride and willfulness. When the workers of Milton call a strike, Margaret takes their side, and the two are brought into deeper conflict. As events spiral out of control, Margaret - to her surprise - begins to fall in love with Thornton...
Cast

Richard Armitage
John Thornton

Daniela Denby-Ashe
Margaret Hale

Sinéad Cusack
Hannah Thornton

Jo Joyner
Fanny Thornton

Tim Pigott-Smith
Richard Hale

Pauline Quirke
Dixon

Kay Lyon
Mary Higgins

Brendan Coyle
Nicholas Higgins

Lesley Manville
Mrs. Hale