Doctor Thorne (TV series)

Doctor Thorne is a 2016 three-part (divided into four parts for broadcast in North America) television drama adaptation of the 1858 Anthony Trollope novel "Doctor Thorne" scripted by Julian Fellowes for ITV. 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.
Critical reaction.
Response from the critics seems to have been mixed, muted, subdued, or downright critical. Even those who were predisposed to like aspects of the adaptation were not without points of issue. "The Telegraph" initially registered a largely positive opening assessment, although it also had some criticisms. By the end of the series its review was more mixed, yet it wanted more episodes anyway. Aggregator Rotten Tomatoes found 15 reviews and calculated an average favourable rating of 87% based on those critics.
Coverage.
The series was picked up in the US by the Weinstein Company which owns the licence for North America. The series was made available on Amazon Prime on 20 May 2016. For its presentation on Amazon Prime, the series’ original three parts were recut into four episodes, each with an introduction and an epilogue featuring Fellowes himself.
Home media.
The series was released on DVD in the re-cut, 4-episode version.