Synopsis: Anna Gibson (Kristin Scott Thomas), age thirty-four, has been shut away in a convent in the Welsh hills for sixteen years. When her brother dies tragically, she is forced to leave her seclusion to help her pregnant sister-in-law and save her brother's struggling textile mill from bankruptcy. Anna finds herself in an alien modern world, and for the first time in her life, she is confronted with temptations she has never known. Kristin Scott Thomas gives a powerful performance in this gripping miniseries that helped launch her distinguished career.