Similarly, Alfred is also not seen physically bullying Martha or Jack in the series. The romantic tryst between Ellen and Tom in the woods after the death of Agnes as per the novel does not occur, rather they become closer after Ellen states that Jack needs a master builder to whom to apprentice. In the TV series, Ellen is not pregnant at that time (but holds a baby) and does not use a cockerel during her curse. Shareburg, Ellen's lover and the father of Jack, is not hanged but burnt at the stake, and does not sing the minstrel song seen in the novel. Jack and Aliena only have one child in the series.Ĭharacter events were also modified on occasion. Further, the thief character who attacks Martha and steals their pig is merged to become the monk Johnny Eightpence. The story of young Philip and Francis' rescue by Abbot Peter after the death of their parents during a war in Wales is omitted and Prior James is said to be the one who brought the boy Philip to the priory. The incestuous fixation of Regan to her son William is not introduced in the novel. Also, the characters of Henry of Blois, Andrew Sacrist, Milius the kitchener, and Thomas Becket are not introduced in the series. Similarly the actors playing Alfred, Jack, Richard, and Aliena are initially older than those portrayed in the novel. For example, Waleran is older and Remigius is younger in the series than the novel. Like the novel on which it is based, the miniseries centres on the construction of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge during a tumultuous period of English history known as The Anarchy in the 12th century.Ī number of character changes were made for the series.
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