Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.

Katharine Alexander
Arabel Barrett

Ralph Forbes
Captain Surtees Cook

Ian Wolfe
Harry Bevan

Marion Clayton Anderson
Bella Hedley