In 1845 London, the Barrett family is governed by the strict and widowed patriarch Edward Moulton-Barrett, who rules his nine grown children with an iron fist. His youngest daughter Henrietta is desperate to marry Captain Surtees Cook, but the rule is strict: none of his children are allowed to marry. The one exception is Elizabeth, who abides by her father's wishes, while she struggles with a chronic illness that keeps her bedridden.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
A young woman's quest for independence and passion begins as she rebels against her overbearing father to pursue a romantic connection with a charismatic poet who ignites her heart.
