Factual drama based on the notorious White House Farm murders, and the ensuing police investigation and court case.

The story of the penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her rich aunt/cousins at Greshamsbury Park estate.

Doctor Thorne, in North America, is a four part television drama adaptation of the 1858 Anthony Trollope novel Doctor Thorne scripted by Julian Fellowes. Mary Thorne, penniless and with undisclosed parentage, grows up under the guardianship of her uncle Doctor Thorne. She spends much of her formative years in the company of the Gresham family at Greshamsbury Park estate. As they close on the world of adult cares and responsibilities, the past starts to impinge and the financial woes of the Gresham family threaten to tear relationships apart.