Our Mutual Friend

Miniseries

1976 · 7 episodes · 6h 25m in all

After his father's will stipulates he must marry Bella Wilfer to inherit his fortune, John Harmon fakes his death to avoid the marriage and the threats on his life. He returns as John Rokesmith and becomes the secretary for the Boffins, who inherit Harmon's estate following his alleged death.

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Episode 1

   1 Mar 1976 · 55 min

   Finding a body in the Thames is a common enough occurrence in Victorian London. But a corpse that carries a claim to a fortune naturally excites the curiosity of fashionable society...

2. 2

   2. Episode 2

   8 Mar 1976 · 55 min

   Gaffer Hexam has been drowned in the Thames and, as a result, Lizzie has had to move from her riverside home. Mortimer Lightwood has an early appointment with Mr Boffin.

3. 3

   3. Episode 3

   15 Mar 1976 · 55 min

   Mr Boffin has given a home to Bella and employed Rokesmith as his secretary. Charley Hexam resents the attention his sister is receiving from Eugene Wrayburn.

4. 4

   4. Episode 4

   22 Mar 1976 · 55 min

   Affronted by Wrayburn's insolence, Headstone has visited Lizzie a second time and his strange manner has disturbed her. Bella has clearly shown that she is not interested in Rokesmith's friendship.

5. 5

   5. Episode 5

   29 Mar 1976 · 55 min

   Lizzie has rejected Headstone's marriage proposal. Frightened by his reaction, she has fled into hiding. Determined to prove Bella's worth, John Kokesmith continues to hide his true identity....

6. 6

   6. Episode 6

   5 Apr 1976 · 55 min

   Boffin's sudden miserliness has alerted Bella to the evils of wealth and she has had a change of heart towards Rokesmith. Meanwhile Silas Wegg is plotting the ' Golden Dustman's ' downfall.

7. 7

   7. Episode 7

   12 Apr 1976 · 55 min

   Rokesmith, married to Bella, is still concealing his true identity. Headstone, enraged by Wrayburn's assignations with Lizzie, has murderously attacked his rival. Lizzie has dragged Wrayburn's body from the river.