Character & Cast

Miss Wade is an aloof and mysterious woman of independent means. Although a loner, she nevertheless takes a great interest in the young servant girl, Tattycoram, setting out to prise her away from her employers, the Meagleses, so that she can come and live with her. Although she professes to be concerned for Tattycoram's welfare, her steely determination to woo the servant girl also betrays a self-interested and ruthless nature.

Maxine Peake has appeared in a number of television hits including Shameless and Dinnerladies. In 2006, she portrayed the Moors Murderess Myra Hindley in See No Evil: The Moors Murders.

Read an interview with Maxine