
After his father's will stipulates he must marry Bella Wilfer to inherit his fortune, John Harmon fakes his death to avoid the marriage and the threats on his life. He returns as John Rokesmith and becomes the secretary for the Boffins, who inherit Harmon's estate following his alleged death.
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Air Date: 1976-03-01
Finding a body in the Thames is a common enough occurrence in Victorian London. But a corpse that carries a claim to ...
Air Date: 1976-03-08
Gaffer Hexam has been drowned in the Thames and, as a result, Lizzie has had to move from her riverside home. Mortime...
Air Date: 1976-03-15
Mr Boffin has given a home to Bella and employed Rokesmith as his secretary. Charley Hexam resents the attention his ...
Air Date: 1976-03-22
Affronted by Wrayburn's insolence, Headstone has visited Lizzie a second time and his strange manner has disturbed he...
Air Date: 1976-03-29
Lizzie has rejected Headstone's marriage proposal. Frightened by his reaction, she has fled into hiding. Determined t...
Air Date: 1976-04-05
Boffin's sudden miserliness has alerted Bella to the evils of wealth and she has had a change of heart towards Rokesm...
Air Date: 1976-04-12
Rokesmith, married to Bella, is still concealing his true identity. Headstone, enraged by Wrayburn's assignations wit...