How did North and South come to television?
The Internet Movie Database lists a 1975 version of North and South starring Patrick Stewart (best known from his role in Star Trek) as Thornton and Rosalie Shanks as Margaret Hale. No one seems to know anything about this version. According to Kate Bartlett, Producer of the 2004 version, Sandy Welch began adapting the novel for screenplay in 2002. Bartlett was hired for the project in the summer of 2003. Pre-production started in February of 2004 with actual filming starting at the end of April and running for twelve and a half weeks. She has written some notes on the production. There is also more information on filming locations. (Access to both these links requires free registration.) Post-production work ran until the BBC premiere in Great Britain in November 2004. North and South showed in Australia on ABC in May 2005, the same month it premiered in Greece, and was shown in the United States in July 2005 on BBC America, which heavily edited it for advertising. It premiered in Can
