Miniseries

01 Episode 1 Episode 112th October 1979 First episode of the adaptation from the novel by Susan Howatch. Penmarric is the compelling story of the passionate loves and hatreds of a Cornish family. 02 Episode 2 Episode 219th October 1979 1890: Mark, now aged 20, has learnt he is heir to Penmarric. Weary of Maud's obsession with the Inheritence, he quarrels with her. 03 Episode 3 Episode 326th October 1979 1890: Janna has firmly rejected Mark's attentions. He finds his subsequent involvements with Rose Parrish brings its own problems. 04 Episode 4 Episode 42nd November 1979 1890: Janna and Mark have fallen in love. Janna tells Mark about her early life and about her love affair with his father. 05 Episode 5 Episode 59th November 1979 1890: Janna and Mark have married and Mark has finally inherited Penmarric. They have moved, but Janna's frequent pregnancies have caused a rift between them. 06 Episode 6 Episode 616th November 1979 1903: Although Mark has promised he will not see Rose Parrish again, he has left Penmarric to continue his studies, leaving Janna with the children. 07 Episode 7 Episode 723rd November 1979 1912: Janna has refused Mark a divorce. In turn, Mark has been granted custody of their children, who have gone to Oxford to live with him and the Parrish family. 08 Episode 8 Episode 830th November 1979 1915: Mark has returned to Penmarric with the Parrish children. Philip tries to blackmail Mark. 09 Episode 9 Episode 97th December 1979 1926: The demand for tin falls and the mine suffers critical setbacks. Mark decides to close Sennen Garth. 10 Episode 10 Episode 1014th December 1979 1927: Mark has died, making Philip the unexpected heir to Penmarric. He and Helena have married. 11 Episode 11 Episode 1121st December 1979 1932: Philip's relationship with Helena remains troubled. To Jan-Yves anger he has made Jonas, Rebecca's child, heir to Penmarric. 12 Episode 12 Episode 1228th December 1979 1937: Helena and Philip are subsequently reconciled. Rebecca has accused Philip of assaulting Jonas. As a result, Philip alters his will and Jan-Yves is heir to Penmarric.