The achingly romantic period drama Middlemarch, starring Juliet Aubrey and Rufus Sewell, was such a phenomenon in 1994 that it put a 123-year-old book at the top of the bestseller lists. Stream Middlemarch for free on UKTV Play | StreamOnU

The achingly romantic period drama Middlemarch, starring Juliet Aubrey and Rufus Sewell, was such a phenomenon in 1994 that it put a 123-year-old book at the top of the bestseller lists. Stream Middlemarch for free on UKTV Play | StreamOnU

1.2K reactions · 23 shares | Before leaving his hometown, Leo Lowe makes a promise to his fiancée, Tina Leed, that once he becomes emperor, he will return to make her his empress. Years later, he successfully establishes a new dynasty and becomes the emperor of it, so he returns to the village disguised as an ordinary villager to fulfill his promise, not expecting to be forced to pay just to get through the entrance. | DramaBox- movies&drama | Facebook

This heartbreaking scene from the icon period drama Middlemarch makes us cry EVERY TIME. Stream Middlemarch, starring Rufus Sewell and Juliet Aubrey, for free at UKTV Play. | StreamOnU