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

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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