7.0/1078 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/1994
Dr. Lydgate, a young and ambitious doctor arrives in the town of Middlemarch and is immediately drawn into local politics. Dorothea Brooke marries Reverend Casaubon against her family's wishes. Fred Vincy, the mayor's son, gets in debt and must ask for help of the parents of the girl he loves.
Director: Anthony Page
Writer: Andrew Davies
7.3/1073 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/17/1994
Young and idealistic Dorothe Brooke is spending honeymoon with her middleaged husband in Rome, Italy. While there she meets her husband's artistic young cousin.
Director: Anthony Page
Writer: Andrew Davies
7.4/1069 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/1994
Mr. Casaubon sends an ultimatum to Will Ladislaw. Dorothea's life undergoes great upheaval. Dr. Lydgate's and his wife Rosamond's financial troubles begin.
Director: Anthony Page
Writer: Andrew Davies
7.6/1067 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/1/1994
Dorothea is learning to live as a widow, Rosamond gets into an accident, and Bulstrode's old acquaintance arrives in Middlemarch.
Director: Anthony Page
Writer: Andrew Davies
7.5/1064 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/1994
Dr. Lydgate's financial position continues to deteriorate and he is forced to take a loan using the furnishings in his house as collateral. When he shares this information with his wife and suggests that they find ways to economize, she reacts petulantly blaming him for their situation.
Director: Anthony Page
Writer: Andrew Davies
7.6/1068 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/1994
Dr. Lydgate's finances have reached a crisis and many of his furnishings are repossessed. Unbeknownst to him, his wife Rosamond has written to his uncle Godwin asking for £1000 but he responds directly to Lydgate in a most deprecating manner.
Director: Anthony Page
Writer: Andrew Davies
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19th century Great Britain. The Industrial Revolution brings both the promise and fear of change. In the provincial town of Middlemarch, the progressive Dorothea Brooke...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:BBC Two
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Middlemarch" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 78 votes. Directed by Anthony Page and written by Andrew Davies, it aired on 4/10/1994. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".