Directed by:
Hettie MacDonaldScreenplay:
Kenneth LonerganCinematography:
Wojciech SzepelComposer:
Nico MuhlyCast:
Matthew Macfadyen, Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard, Alex Lawther, Tracey Ullman, Joseph Quinn, Sandra Voe, Miles Jupp, Gavin Brocker, Julia Ormond (more)Episodes(4)
Plots(1)
Set in Edwardian England, this four-part adaptation of E.M. Forster's classic novel tells the story of Margaret and Helen Schlegel, two independent and unconventional sisters seeking love and meaning as they navigate an ever-changing world. Margaret and Helen Schlegel are intelligent and idealistic young women living together with their hypochondriac younger brother Tibby in Edwardian London. Since the death of their parents and despite their interfering Aunt Juley's best intentions, the sisters lead independent and slightly unorthodox lives. After meeting the wealthy and conservative Wilcox family on holiday, Margaret forms a friendship with the older and more traditional Ruth Wilcox. When Ruth unexpectedly dies, Margaret finds herself increasingly drawn to the newly widowed Henry Wilcox, a self-made businessman who inherits his late wife's beloved country home Howards End. Meanwhile, the passionate and capricious Helen takes up the cause of Leonard Bast, a young bank clerk who is struggling to make ends meet, trapped by his promise to marry his alluring but vulnerable lover Jacky. (Home Box Office)
(more)Cast
![Matthew Macfadyen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/452/160452229_c7c822.jpg)
Matthew Macfadyen
UK
Best series:
Succession (2018) (series)
The Last Kingdom (2015) (series)
Little Dorrit (2008) (series)
![Hayley Atwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/316/166316111_228e18.jpg)
Hayley Atwell
UK
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Criminal: UK (2019) (series)
The Pillars of the Earth (2010) (series)
![Philippa Coulthard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/003/158003788_103862.jpg)
Philippa Coulthard
Australia
Best series:
Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms (2012) (series)
Howards End (2017) (series)
The Catch (2016) (series)
![Alex Lawther](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/603/161603534_c89c52.jpg)
Alex Lawther
UK
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
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![Tracey Ullman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/070/165070833_dcf4e1.jpg)
Tracey Ullman
UK
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series)
The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) (series)
![Joseph Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/082/167082067_32efad.jpg)
Joseph Quinn
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
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Sandra Voe
UK
Best series:
The Storyteller (1987) (series)
Wallander (2008) (series)
Shetland (2013) (series)
![Miles Jupp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/180/163180284_ce70fb.jpg)
Miles Jupp
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Sex Education (2019) (series)
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Gavin Brocker
UK
Best series:
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![Julia Ormond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267897_a4a859.jpg)
Julia Ormond
UK
Best series:
Mad Men (2007) (series)
Capital City (1989) (series)
Incorporated (2016) (series)
![Leonie Benesch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/045/169045219_p98trm.jpg)
Leonie Benesch
Germany
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Babylon Berlin (2017) (series)
Howards End (2017) (series)
Nick Davison
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
Silo (2023) (series)
![Yolanda Kettle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/504/166504474_231b60.jpg)
Yolanda Kettle
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Marcella (2016) (series)
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![Jonah Hauer-King](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/210/163210853_a55a15.png)
Jonah Hauer-King
UK
Best series:
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Rosalind Eleazar
Best series:
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![Bessie Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/060/165060232_d277fb.jpg)
Bessie Carter
UK
Best series:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Howards End (2017) (series)
Bridgerton (2020) (series)
Joe Bannister
Best series:
Howards End (2017) (series)
This England (2022) (series)
The Singapore Grip (2020) (series)
Estrid Barton
Best series:
Still Game (2002) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Howards End (2017) (series)
Tim Pritchett
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Howards End (2017) (series)
Doctors (2000) (series)