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Episode 2

Jess, now 16, meets Melanie and falls in love. The pastor, the congregation and Jess's mother suspect, culminating in a devastating denouement in front of the congregation.

Continuing the acclaimed dramatisation of Jeanette Winterson's novel. Jess, now 16, meets Melanie and falls in love. The pastor, the congregation and Jess's mother begin to suspect, culminating in a devastating denouement in front of a packed congregation. Pastor Finch demands that they renounce their passion for each other and turn their backs on Satan.

55 minutes

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RoleContributor
JessCharlotte Coleman
MotherGeraldine McEwan
Pastor FinchKenneth Cranham
MayElizabeth Spriggs
MelanieCathryn Bradshaw
Miss JewsburyCelia Imrie
Small JessEmily Aston
WilliamPeter Gordon
CissyBarbara Hicks
Mrs GreenFreda Dowie
Jess's real motherSophie Thursfield
Mrs ArkwrightPam Ferris
Mrs VirtueKaty Murphy
Mrs VoleSharon Bower
DoctorDavid Thewlis

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