North & South : Season 1 Episode 1 Access

Experience the industrial shift and Margaret's first impressions in this clip: North and South | Episode 1 PBS• Nov 14, 2004 2. North and South: Book I (1985)

The contrast between Margaret’s idyllic memories of the South and the soot-covered reality of Milton. North & South : Season 1 Episode 1

Margaret is shocked by the "hellish" conditions of the cotton mills and the suffering of the working class. She forms a deep prejudice against the charismatic but stern mill owner, John Thornton (Richard Armitage), after witnessing him harshly discipline a worker. Key Moments: John Thornton (Richard Armitage)