Episodes (4)

Episode #1.1
S01E01 · Episode #1.1

Mar 06, 2016

In 1850s Barsetshire kindly doctor Thorne has brought up his niece Mary, following her father's mysterious death twenty years earlier. Handsome Frank Gresham is in love with her but his snobbish mother Arabella and his aunt, the Countess de Courcy, are aristocrats who look down on her, causing the doctor to reveal to her her lowly origins. Frank's sister Augusta is marrying a boorish older man for money, not love, and Arabella, unlike her more reasonable husband, wants a similar match for Frank with eccentric heiress Miss Dunstable. For all their apparent wealth the ...

Episode #1.2
S01E02 · Episode #1.2

Mar 13, 2016

With the upcoming elections Sir Roger is the popular candidate but drink takes its toll and he passes away, telling Dr Thorne the beneficiary of his new will. His mercenary and equally alcoholic son Louis arrives but is only interested in his inheritance and - to her uncle's dismay - Mary. Frank is urged by his aunt and mother to propose to Miss Dunstable but she is astute enough to see that he loves Mary and turns him down, leaving Barchester. A displeased Lady Arabella unsuccessfully asks Dr Thorne to discourage Mary's friendship with her children, notably Frank, ...

Episode #1.3
S01E03 · Episode #1.3

Mar 20, 2016

Louis Scatcherd arrives for dinner with the Greshams but he is tactless and drunk, reminding them of his newly acquired fortune and Dr Thorne has to get rid of him. Later the doctor learns that Scatcherd demands rent from the family or he will evict them. Only marriage to Mary will prevent him and, whilst Lady Arabella and her sister encourage it, Dr Thorne and Frank try to appeal to his - non-existent - better nature. Fortunately fate intervenes to ensure that all parties get what they deserve.

Episode #1.4
S01E04 · Episode #1.4

May 19, 2016

While Frank and Mary plan their upcoming nuptials, Lady Arabella determines not to give up without a fight. She manages to persuade Mary that marrying Frank would be a selfish act, and that if she truly loves him she should set him free. Meanwhile, Louis is drinking as much as his father ever did, while struggling with his unpopular position in society and Mary's rejection. A troubled and destructive young man, he takes great pleasure in insulting the Greshams when they invite him for dinner.

About

Doctor Thorne Season 1 (2016) is released on Mar 06, 2016. Watch Doctor Thorne online - the English Drama TV series from United Kingdom. Doctor Thorne is directed by Niall MacCormick and created by Julian Fellowes with Harry Richardson and Tom Hollander. Doctor Thorne is available online on Amazon Prime Video and Apple iTunes.

The life of penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her Uncle, Dr Thorne, and her relationship with the family at nearby Greshamsbury Park estate.

As know as:

Doctor Thorne, Docteur Thorne, ドクター・ソーン, Доктор Торн, Doktor Thorne

Countries:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Stream Service:

ITV

Production Companies:

Hat Trick Productions, Hat Trick (Trollope)

Reviews

Deborah Ross
Daily Mail (UK)
Hollander and Front aside, the acting was mostly inadequate, and when it wasn't inadequate it was out of control.
by rottentomatoes, Aug 31, 2017
Gail Pennington
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Doctor Thorne is lively and satirical, with tongue-in-cheek humor throughout.
by rottentomatoes, May 31, 2016
Neal Justin
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The role of the Ugly American is played with such radiance by Community graduate Alison Brie that you'll pray she lives long enough to spend her golden years killing [Downton] Abbey's Dowager Countess with kindness.
by rottentomatoes, May 20, 2016

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