A maid vs. the bank in 1895 Cornwall — period drama with actual teeth.
Cornwall 1895: a blatant swindle by the local bank threatens the life of a remote mining village. The fate of its whole community hangs on the courage of one feisty young maid.
Acting
Jenny Agutter brings granite dignity to every scene.
Production
Authentic Cornish mining locations, no green screen nonsense.
Director
Bill Scott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real Cornish mining history; the region's tin industry collapsed catastrophically in the late 1800s.
Director Bill Scott co-founded Kneehigh Theatre, known for physically inventive storytelling — explains the lived-in village energy.
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