The Dwelling Place (1994)

Name: The Dwelling Place
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Tracy Whitwell, Lucy Cohu, Ray Stevenson, Philip Voss, James Fox

Drama

Set in the 1830s, the story of 16-year-old Cissie Brodie after the death of parents and the repossession of the family home. She finds a barren place to live and care for her younger brothers and sisters with the help of Matthew, a local carpenter, but her life becomes complicated when the aristocratic Fischel family take an unwelcome interest.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (508 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1994)

7.07 avg 3 episodes 6.7 → 7.2 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	6.7	26
2	Episode #1.2	7.3	23
3	Episode #1.3	7.2	22