In the wake of Jamaican emancipation, French colonist Annette Cosway falls into poverty and marries racist Englishman Paul Mason. But when Annette's young son dies in a fire started by former slaves, Mason flees to England, leaving his grief-stricken wife and her Creole daughter Antoinette behind. Soon Antoinette learns she must marry to claim her inheritance and sets her sights on Rochester, an Englishman eerily similar to Mason.
Karina Lombard
as Antoinette Cosway
Nathaniel Parker
as Edward Rochester
Rachel Ward
as Annette Cosway
Michael York
as Paul Mason
Martine Beswick
as Aunt Cora
Claudia Robinson
as Christophene
Paul Campbell
as Young Bull
Naomi Watts
as Fanny Grey
Rowena King
as Amelie
