Julia Ormond

Based on George Orwell's critically acclaimed novel. Mr. Jones is the negligent, drunken owner of Manor Farm, where the farm animals bear the brunt of his cruelty. One night, show pig Old Major delivers an oration, declaring humans to be the source of their misery. A few months later Jones' neglect of the animals grows intolerable. The animals run him off the farm and take control themselves.

When seventeen year old force-of-nature Emelia (Jessica Brown Findlay - Downton Abbey) arrives in town, an instant friendship sparks with reserved Beth (Felicity Jones - The Theory Of Everything). Emelia's free-spirit helps Beth learn to let her hair down, and Emelia is inspired by Beth's determination and focus. But when deep secrets unravel, their relationship begins to implode.

This period drama explores the life of Michel de Nostradamus, a 16th century doctor and scientist who some believed could see into the future.