《The Mill》S02E06 The striking workers create a picket line outside the mill gates. William Greg gets a group of men together to break the stand-off, who are joined by John Howlett’s special constables. Daniel is arrested but urges for the workers to keep fighting. Esther is selected to attend the union meeting in Manchester in Daniel’s place.
2014-08-24 21:39阅读更多...《The Mill》S02E05 William has no choice but to reduce wages as the cotton industry feels the impact of the recession. Daniel thinks that the workers should withdraw their labour. Esther’s views on going on strike change after the consequences of the cuts leaves her son Billy’s life in danger and she joins Daniel at the centre of the protest.
2014-08-17 19:03阅读更多...《The Mill》S02E04 Esther is in the final stages of pregnancy as eight months have now passed. She finally gives birth to a healthy baby boy following a difficult labour. She then returns to work the following day, but finds it hard to keep up as Lucy covers for her so she can rest and the friends finally reconcile. The Chartist Petition containing over one million signatures is rejected by Parliament. Daniel urges his disillusioned comrades not to resort to physical force.
2014-08-10 19:56阅读更多...《The Mill》S02E03 The Chartist rally at Kersal Moor is just around the corner and Daniel does everything that he can to try and rally the workers. Esther holds a secret ballot in an attempt to convince William Greg to close the factory so that the workers can attend the rally.
2014-08-03 19:03阅读更多...《The Mill》S02E02 Esther leaves the apprentice house after signing her contract of employment. Her new home is a small, dirty cellar in Styal village, but it gives her some freedom. Patience makes the younger girls’ lives a misery following Esther’s departure.
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《The Mill》S02E01 Four years have passed and the effects of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 are taking hold leaving some desperate economic migrants from the South arriving at Quarry Bank Mill looking for jobs. The workers in Styal village are worried that their arrival will drive down everyone’s wages.
2014-07-20 19:01阅读更多...
新剧开发消息 ● Fox将新项目《Fatrick》推进到试映集阶段，并邀请获得奥斯卡奖的Nat Faxon和Jim Rash担任导演，这是Fox今年第一个试映集。据称这是本季最热门的一个新单镜头情景喜剧项目，主人公Patrick是一个居无定所的男人，大约30多岁，曾经是出了名的胖子。他自认为生活得不错，实际情况却并非如此。这些年来Patrick一直是人们眼中的「Fatrick」，一个被迫在人们的另类眼光中求生存的「胖墩墩的小男孩」，这种形象已经给他的人生带来无可挽回的损害。据称该剧存在两条平行发展的故事线，一条描述Patrick现在的生活，另一条描述Patrick早年的校园生活。这将是Nat Faxon和Jim Rash这对导演搭档第一次执导电视节目。此前NBC已经宣布开发......
2013-11-07 23:59阅读更多...《The Mill》S01E04（英国） Lucy and Esther believe that Mr Timperley is responsible for Catherine’s disappearance and become determined to expose him but are blocked every time they try. Esther’s sister Martha discovers one of the notes Esther left there and travels to Quarry Bank Mill hoping to find her. Robert returns to the Mill with the news that parliament has not passed the Ten Hour Bill, meaning children will continue to have to work 12-hour days. 《法律与秩序-英国》（Law & Order: UK）S07E06《Dependant》（英国） A gay father is found beaten to death and his ado......
2013-08-19 0:27阅读更多...《The Mill》S01E03（英国） Esther and Lucy make their towards Liverpool, followed by Timperley. They find out that Lucy’s sister never returned to the workhouse, while the apprentices are shown political activist John Doherty’s pamphlet. Robert discovers who the father of Susannah’s child is and arranges to move her to another mill. 《法律与秩序-英国》（Law & Order: UK）S07E05《Mortal》（英国） Following a break-in, a frail, elderly woman is found dead in her flat. DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Sam Casey suspect a robbery gone wrong and treat it as murder. Tipped off ......
2013-08-10 23:47阅读更多...
《Southcliffe》S01E01《Hollow Shore》（新剧）（英国） Southcliffe is a dram series broadcast on Channel 4. The series tells the story of a fictional English market town that is left devastated following a spate of shootings that take place over a single day. It is early morning in the market town of Southcliffe ands the sound of gunshots ring out. The residents wake to discover an inconceivable horror has left the town devastated. 《The Mill》S01E02（英国） Esther Price shows up at at court in Manchester after having assaulted her overseer, Charlie Crout. Apprentice house manager Mr ......
2013-08-04 21:59阅读更多...
《The Mill》S01E01（新剧）（英国） 这是一部历史剧集，故事发生在19世纪的英国乡村。当时的英国正在进行工业化，而故事地点是柴郡（Cheshire）著名的跨瑞河岸工厂（Quarry Bank Mill）。该工厂是一栋漂亮的五层楼砖砌建筑，位于英国曼彻斯特郡南部几英里外的Bollin河谷里。1784年，一个叫萨缪尔-格雷格的商人将其建成，这个人通过给兰开夏郡的纺织工人提供棉线获得利润。美国奴隶种植园里采摘来的原棉被送到这里，由理查德-阿克莱特最新发明的水力纺织机进行加工。后来，格雷格扩大了工厂并装配了燃煤蒸汽机，为原来的水力纺织机提供了更多的动力。这一切都大大提高了生产力。在1700年，一个纺纱者用踏板驱动的纺车生产一磅纱线需要花费2......
2013-07-28 16:46阅读更多...
