Michele Dotrice

Augustus Melmotte ventures into politics with a stirring speech that prompts Paul Montague to become suspicious as to the source of Melmotte's wealth.

Nearly destitute, but of good breeding, Sir Felix Carbury sets his sights on winning the heart of the beautiful Marie Melmotte, the daughter of a mysterious European-born stranger with murky origins and seemingly endless financial resources.

Pretty Marie Melmotte declares her love for Sir Felix Carbury, even though she knows that marrying him will cut her off from her father's fortune.

During the 1870s railway boom, ordinary people are blinded by wealth in this miniseries adaptation of Anthony Trollope's satirical novel. When financier Augustus Melmotte moves his business and his family to London, rumors emerge about his past.