| A nun leaves the convent temporarily to help save her family knitting mill from bankruptcy following the death of her brother. Outside the convent she becomes a fairly shrewd businesswoman and feels attracted to one of the men who work at the mill, and thus begins to feel conflict about her religious vows. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Kristin Scott Thomas | Sister Gabriel / Anna | 6 |
| Caroline O'Neill | Leila | 6 |
| Patrick Allen | Walter Street | 6 |
| John Bowe | Daniel Stern | 6 |
| Eileen Davies | Sister Julian | 6 |
| Amanda Redman | Lynn | 6 |
| Dorothy Tutin | Mother Emmanuel | 6 |
| Elizabeth Bennett | Sister Vincent | 6 |
| Anthony Valentine | Stan Beattie | 6 |
| Sandra Voe | Peggy | 6 |
| Gary Mavers | Hal | 6 |
| Tracy Keating | Sister Dominic | 6 |
| Pamela Duncan | Sister Peter | 6 |
| Bobby Knutt | Charlie Faulkner | 6 |
| Renny Krupinski | Priest | 6 |