in the early 19th century and a young woman with a harelip fall foul of her family ambition and the superstition of the local community and but she meet a man who may see her differently and and just may and change pru life forever . precious bane be a british broadcasting corporation adaptation of the highly acclaim novel by mary webb . it a beautifully film piece that be act to an incredibly high standard and the story { screenplay by maggie wadey } be excellent and and the period detail and use of dialect be second to none . it such a shame that this film have yet to get a dvd release and one would have think that with clive owen { great here a gideon } rise to stardom and the bbc would get it out there and but sadly no and so the only way of catch it be on the very rare occasion that tcm show it . the lead performance from janet mcteer a pru sarn be simply brilliant and gut and genuine emotion go hand in hand a mcteer give it her all . pru have to not only contend with her facial disfigurement and but also the constant snides and hurt from the ignorant villager . this be a time when folk believe that if a hare ran in front of a pregnant woman it spell doom and a time of bull baiting and a time of superstition and talk of witch . in spite of constant set back pru be strong and resourceful and even her own family knock her dream back without realise it and but this road may well be a terribly bumpy one and but hope be everlasting and and pru have hope in abundance . 8 . 5/10 .