TV Series · 2013

The Mill

60 min · Drama · Ended

Composite

6.4

IMDb

7.5 / 10

1,437 votes

TMDB

7.3 / 10

7 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

Powerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young 19th-century apprentices taking their lives into their own hands for the first time.

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Cast

Kerrie Hayes

Esther

Matthew McNulty

Daniel Bate

Holly Lucas

Susannah Catterall

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

Peter

Katherine Rose Morley

Lucy

Ciarán Griffiths

Matthew Boon

Mark Frost

John Howlett

Sacha Parkinson

Miriam Catterall

Laura Main

Rebecca Howlett

Barbara Marten

Hannah Greg

Aidan McArdle

John Doherty

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Neil Broome

Mill Worker

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Connor Dempsey

Tommy Priestley

Andrew-Lee Potts

William Gregg

Morgan Watkins

George Windell

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Joshua Isherwood

Jack

Justin Salinger

James Windell

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Shannon-Metcalfe

Mary-Ann

Richard Banks

Mule Worker

Hugh Simon

Dr. Holland

Crew

Directing

James Hawes Director

Sound

Samuel Sim Original Music Composer

Seasons & episodes

Series 1 (4 ep)

1. Clock-in

Jul 28, 2013 · 48 min

Just before dawn the bell wakes the young apprentices for another 12-hour shift at Quarry Bank Mill. Charlie Crout forces Miriam to leave the factory floor and his absence leads to an accident.
2. Order in Court

Aug 4, 2013 · 48 min

Esther Price arrives at court after assaulting her overseer, Charlie Crout. On the assumption that she will be found guilty, Mr Timperley is sent to the workhouse to collect a replacement apprentice.
3. On the Run

Aug 11, 2013 · 48 min

Esther and Lucy head for Liverpool, chased by Timperley, but discover that Lucy's sister Catherine never returned to the workhouse.
4. Bide Our Time

Aug 18, 2013 · 48 min

Lucy and Esther are convinced that Mr Timperley is responsible for Catherine's disappearance. They're determined to expose him but are blocked at every turn.

Series 2 (1 ep)

6. Episode 6

Aug 24, 2014 · 49 min

The second series reaches its climax. There's a violent confrontation between the striking workers and the special constables, while Peter is desperate to find out the truth about Dominica.