A young girl, whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions, goes to stay with the wealthy Tilney family. Through her adventures, Catherine Morland comes to learn that marriage in the society of her day is determined not by true love but by wealth and social status.
Katharine Schlesinger
as Catherine Morland
Peter Firth
as Henry Tilney
Robert Hardy
as General Tilney
Googie Withers
as Mrs Allen
Cassie Stuart
as Isabella Thorpe
Jonathan Coy
as John Thorpe
Angela Curran
as Alice
Ingrid Lacey
as Eleanor Tilney
Greg Hicks
as Frederick Tilney
Helen Fraser
as Mrs Morland
Elvi Hale
as Mrs Thorpe
David Rolfe
as Mr Morland