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Penelope Wilton and Lyndsey Marshal star in this high Victorian tale of a woman who runs her own bank. Hester has not run away with her cousin, but once again Vernon's Bank is facing a run in the morning, and Hester is part of the negotiations to shore it up. But this time, she loses her position, as local businessmen create a joint stock bank, and exclude her from its board. Conclusion of Margaret Oliphant's novel first published in 1883. Dramatised by Kate Clanchy & Zena Forster. Margaret Oliphant .... Penelope Wilton Hester Vernon .... Lyndsey Marshal Mr Rule .... Philip Jackson Farrington .... Patrick Brennan Mapplethorpe .... Adam Nagaitis Mrs Merridew .... Stephanie Racine Harry Sellon .... Ben Crowe Mildmay Vernon .... Paul Stonehouse Catherine Vernon .... Lizzy Watts Director: Jonquil Panting First broadcast in January 2014.