7.5

Middlemarch•Season 1•Episode 5

Episode 5

7.5/10 · 77 votesFeb 9, 199455 min

Ranked #2 of 6 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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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

Directed byAnthony Page

Written byAndrew Davies

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Cast18

Rufus Sewell

Will Ladislaw

Juliet Aubrey

Dorothea Brooke

Peter Jeffrey

Bulstrode

Trevyn McDowell

Rosamond Vincy

Douglas Hodge

Dr. Tertius Lydgate

Robert Hardy

Arthur Brooke

Patrick Malahide

Rev. Edward Casaubon

Jonathan Firth

Fred Vincy

Julian Wadham

Sir James Chettam

Colum Convey

Mr. Hawley

Simon Chandler

Rev. Farebrother

Rosemary Martin

Mrs. Bulstrode

Crew2

Andrew Davies

Writer

Anthony Page

Director

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Episode Summary

"Episode 5" is episode 5 of Middlemarch season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 77 votes, ranking #2 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Anthony Page and written by Andrew Davies, it aired on February 9, 1994.

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