The Dwelling Place
Set in the 1830s, the film tells the story of 16-year-old Cissie Brodie after the death of her 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 local carpenter Matthew, but her life becomes complicated when the aristocratic Fischel family takes an unwelcome interest.
- 1994-1994
- 1 season
- Acorn Media Group
- Drama
Set in the 1830s, the film tells the story of 16-year-old Cissie Brodie after the death of her 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 local carpenter Matthew, but her life becomes complicated when the aristocratic Fischel family takes an unwelcome interest.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 1994
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
52 mins
To stay together, Cissie moves her siblings into a cave. A bare stone shelter is all that protects Cissie Brodie and her brothers and sisters from the workhouse after their parents die in a cholera epidemic. Local carpenter Matthew is torn between Cissie and Rose. Cissie has a run-in with Clive and Isabelle, the adult children of a wealthy land owner.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
51 mins
With the help of Matthew, the cave is enclosed. Cissie is raped by Lord Fischel's son at the encouragement of his evil sister. As a result, unwed, she bears a son. Lord Fischel shows an interest in his grandson. Out of financial necessity, Matthew marries wealthy Rose, though he and Cissie are in love. As a result of her young sister Bella caught stealing handkerchiefs and threatened with sentencing and blackmail, Cissie ends up surrendering her baby to Lord Fischel. Rose's father, the miller, dies and Matthew inherits a tidy inheritance from the mill business.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
51 mins
Despite being well off, Matthew is unhappy in his loveless marriage but realizes nothing will change for him. Clive returns from overseas and strives to make amends for his actions to Cissie. The ongoing dispute over the child Richard leads to tragic consequences. Clive claims paternity and sets Cissie up in a home before he returns to sea. Squabbles in the Fischel home leads to a confrontation between Clive's sister resulting in his sister's fatal fall from her horse. Cissie brings Richard back because he missed his life at the manor. Before Clive sets sail, he encourages her to move into the cottage he bought for her. They share a tender moment and he kisses her. She tells him to come home soon.
