''Doctor Thorne'' is a 2016 three-part (divided into four parts for broadcast in North America) television drama adaptation of the 1858 Anthony Trollope novel ''Doctor Thorne'' scripted by Julian Fellowes for ITV (TV network), ITV. Mary Thorne, penniless and with undisclosed parentage, grows up under the guardianship of her uncle Doctor Thorne. She spends much of her formative years in the company of the Gresham family at Greshamsbury Park estate. As they close on the world of adult cares and responsibilities, the past starts to impinge and the financial woes of the Gresham family threaten to tear relationships apart.

Cast

* Tom Hollander as Doctor Thorne * Stefanie Martini as Mary Thorne * Harry Richardson (actor), Harry Richardson as Frank Gresham * Rebecca Front as Lady Arabella Gresham * Richard McCabe as Frank Gresham Snr. * Ian McShane as Sir Roger Scatcherd * Alison Brie as Miss Dunstable * Janine Duvitski as Lady Scatcherd * Edward Franklin as Louis Scatcherd * Danny Kirrane as Mr. Moffatt * Nell Barlow as Beatrice Gresham * Gwyneth Keyworth as Augusta Gresham * Phoebe Nicholls as Countess de Courcy * Tim McMullan as Earl de Courcy * Kate O'Flynn as Lady Alexandrina de Courcy * Tom Bell (comedy actor), Tom Bell as Lord Porlock * Nicholas Rowe (actor), Nicholas Rowe as Mortimer Gazebee * Alex Price as Reverend Caleb Oriel * Cressida Bonas as Patience Oriel * Ben Moor (writer), Ben Moor as Cossett * Jane Guernier as Janet Thacker * Sean Cernow as Jonah * David Sterne as Mr. Romer * Ed Cartwright as Footman * Michael Grady-Hall as Scatcherd's Footman * Mark Carter as Moffatt's Heckler

Episodes

Critical reaction

Response from the critics seems to have been mixed, muted, subdued, or downright critical. Even those who were predisposed to like aspects of the adaptation were not without points of issue. ''The Telegraph'' initially registered a largely positive opening assessment, although it also had some criticisms. By the end of the series its review was more mixed, yet it wanted more episodes anyway. Aggregator Rotten Tomatoes found 15 reviews and calculated an average favourable rating of 87% based on those critics.

Coverage

The series was picked up in the US by the Weinstein Company which owns the licence for North America. The series was made available on Amazon Prime on 20 May 2016. For its presentation on Amazon Prime, the series’ original three parts were recut into four episodes, each with an introduction and an epilogue featuring Fellowes himself.

Home media

The series was released on DVD in the re-cut, 4-episode version.

References

External links

* {{Julian Fellowes 2016 British television series debuts 2016 British television series endings 2010s British drama television series ITV television dramas Period television series Television shows based on British novels 2010s British television miniseries Television series by Hat Trick Productions British drama television series Costume drama television series Serial drama television series English-language television shows Television series set in the 1850s