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The book has twice been adapted for television, most recently in 2004, starring [[My Family|Daniela Denby-Ashe]] and [[Richard Armitage]]. Although it was poorly publicised, it was a surprise smash hit with BBC viewers, who ended up crashing the BBC website with massive amounts of rave comments.
<small>Not to be confused with the John Jakes trilogy of novels and miniseries [[North and South US|of the same name]] (which starred [[Dirty Dancing|Patrick Swayze]]), set in and around the era of the American Civil War. Or the [[Strategy Game]]/[[Action Game]] [
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=== ''North and South'' contains examples of: ===
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* [[I Love You Because I Can't Control You]]
* [[Incurable Cough of Death]]: Bessy.
* [[Last
* [[Mama Bear]]: Mrs Thornton. Woe betide anyone who insults her son
* [[May-December Romance]]: Mr Bell, a contemporary of Margaret's father, harbours romantic feelings for Margaret
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* [[Pet the Dog]] / [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: Thornton becomes a lot less indifferent to his workers' plight after seeing that they actually ''do'' have lots of starving children at home.
* [[Right Behind Me]]: When Margaret voices her disappointment in Thornton just as he's walking into the room behind her.
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: Henry Lennox for Margaret, and Sally Latimer for Thornton. Henry Lennox wanders into [[Romantic Runner
* [[Spirited Young Lady]]: Margaret.
* [[Stranger in A Familiar Land]]: Once she returns home to stay with family, Margaret becomes defensive of the North.
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