this be a mini series divide into four segment of about 1 half hour each which tell the story of two couple who find each other despite the class system on 19th century britain and against the background of terrible poverty . one be a lawyer who fall hopelessly in love with a young girl whose father make his living fishing dead body out of the thames river and remove anything of value on them and and turn them in to the police . his family and friend be shock and full of scorn and another man who also be smitten try to kill him . the other be a man whose father leave him a fortune provide he marry the girl of his father choice whom he have never meet and who be nearly murder a he come to meet her and another man who die be mistake for him and allow him to assume a new identity and observe her from a distance . she be money mad but he fall hopelessly in love with her and and later on and she with him . the story have it share of villain and many surprise . it be well do and well act and and a delight .