
Lawyer Wakem takes the mill on the river Floss away from Edward Tulliver (whose ancestors have owned it for 300 years) and becomes the worst enemy of Tulliver's family. When Edward's daughter, Maggie, grows up, she falls in love with Wakem's son Philip. However, her brother Tom (true to the memory of their father) forbids her to meet him again. When she visits her cousin Lucy Deane, Lucy's fiance, Stephen Guest, falls in love with Maggie at first sight, further complicating matters.
Maggie Tulliver

Philip Wakem

Bessy Tulliver

Edward Tulliver

Sophy Deane

Aunt Gritty

Lawyer Wakem

Rev Stelling

Mr. Glegg
Tom Tulliver

Mr. Deane

Jane Glegg

Stephen Guest

Lucy Deane