Our Mutual Friend

March. 01,1976

Rating：

8.3

Genre：

Drama

Keywords：

Based On Novel Period Drama Mini-series

Trailer Synopsis

Based on the Dickens novel, tells the story of a young man who's inherited fortune hangs on his marriage to a woman he's never met. But many have their eyes on his fortune and scheme to claim it; placing him in a poor situation where he must fight for this woman as a mere secretary.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 1976

7 Episode

Episode 1 - Episode 1

March. 01,1976

Finding a body in the Thames is a common enough occurrence in Victorian London. But a corpse that carries a claim to a fortune naturally excites the curiosity of fashionable society...

Episode 2 - Episode 2

March. 08,1976

Gaffer Hexam has been drowned in the Thames and, as a result, Lizzie has had to move from her riverside home. Mortimer Lightwood has an early appointment with Mr Boffin.

Episode 3 - Episode 3

March. 15,1976

Mr Boffin has given a home to Bella and employed Rokesmith as his secretary. Charley Hexam resents the attention his sister is receiving from Eugene Wrayburn.

Episode 4 - Episode 4

March. 22,1976

Affronted by Wrayburn's insolence, Headstone has visited Lizzie a second time and his strange manner has disturbed her. Bella has clearly shown that she is not interested in Rokesmith's friendship.

Episode 5 - Episode 5

March. 29,1976

Lizzie has rejected Headstone's marriage proposal. Frightened by his reaction, she has fled into hiding. Determined to prove Bella's worth, John Kokesmith continues to hide his true identity....

Episode 6 - Episode 6

April. 05,1976

Boffin's sudden miserliness has alerted Bella to the evils of wealth and she has had a change of heart towards Rokesmith. Meanwhile Silas Wegg is plotting the ' Golden Dustman's ' downfall.

Episode 7 - Episode 7

April. 12,1976

Rokesmith, married to Bella, is still concealing his true identity. Headstone, enraged by Wrayburn's assignations with Lizzie, has murderously attacked his rival. Lizzie has dragged Wrayburn's body from the river.

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