Broadcast: March 6-13, 1988. Set in Victorian England, Anna, the young maid of a rich brewer and his discontented wife, falls in love at the local fair with a young barrister on a visit from London. They continue their courtship by letter. Because she is almost illiterate, Anna persuades her mistress, Edith, to write for her. Edith's letters grow more intimate. Charles falls in love with Anna, whom he assumes has written the letters.
