A FORBIDDEN romance and a jealous suitor make for dramatic viewing in Doctor Thorne.
When the terrifying Lady Arabella Gresham (Rebecca Front) discovers her darling son Frank (Harry Richardson) has fallen in love with Dr Thorne's penniless niece Mary (Stefanie Martini), she is horrified.
Her husband Sir Frank Gresham Snr (Richard McCabe) has frittered away the family fortune and is only being kept afloat by very favourable loans Doctor Thorne has secured from railway millionaire Sir Roger Scatcherd (Ian McShane).
Tom Hollander (Pirates of Penzance) is Doctor Thorne.
However, Sir Roger is drinking himself into an early grave and with their financial future uncertain, Lady Arabella believes it is her son's duty to wed into a wealthy marriage to save the family estate.
As Lady Arabella launches a campaign to secure her son an heiress for a bride, Mary soon finds herself on a path that will change her life and the course of her love forever.
A complex story of class, love and social standing, Doctor Thorne is a must-watch series for all Downton Abbey fans.
Doctor Thorne, from Universal, out on DVD from August 11, $34.95.
The Senior has two copies of Doctor Thorne to give away. Entries close September 1, 2016.
