Synopsis
Helene is a shipwreck survivor washed ashore near a small English village. There, she is swept off her feet by widowed pastor Edmund and the two soon marry, with the puritanical Edmund believing his bride to be untouched by another man. But it seems that she has a history, and a dark one at that.
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1E1Episode OneHelene is a shipwreck survivor washed ashore near a small English village. There, she is swept off her feet by widowed pastor Edmund and the two soon marry, with the puritanical Edmund believing his bride to be untouched by another man. But it seems that she has a history, and a dark one at that.25m2E2Episode TwoHelene must discover a talent to present to the visiting Brother Joseph.25m3E3Episode ThreeIn the wake of Bird Raymond's death, for which Helene is blamed, the shipwreck survivor attempts to adjust to life as a pastor's wife. Negotiating devious Dorothy's wicked schemes grows increasingly tricky when she's also blamed for the deteriorating health of Mother Mathilde.25m4E4Episode FourEdmund learns of his late mother's intention to leave him her estate on the condition that he fathers an heir within a year of her death. Cue a series of fervent baby-making attempts with a somewhat questionable technique. Meanwhile, Dorothy cranks her spying up a notch.25m5E5Episode FiveWith time ticking on and still no sign of an heir, Edmund announces to his congregation that he and Helene are to leave Hunderby for a new life in Fiji.25m6E6Episode SixAs Helene continues her affair with the doctor, her past looks set to be unravelled by hunchback John Whiffin.25m7E7Episode SevenNews of Helene's pregnancy brings a celebratory mood to Hunderby, before Geoff's future is placed in jeopardy.25m8E8Episode EightA wealth of secrets are unravelled - not least the origin of bubbly milk - and everything that was known at Hunderby is turned upside down.25m
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