The Rag Nymph (1997)

The Rag Nymph is a TV show set in 1850s Victorian-era England. It revolves around the life of a young orphaned girl who is forced to live in poverty and faces numerous challenges. She is taken in by an adoptive mother and faces an attempted rape, as well as forming an adoptive brother-adoptive sister relationship. The story also explores themes of Irish dancing, the working class poor, and the harsh realities of life in Newcastle-upon-Tyne during the 1800s. Based on a novel, this costume drama mini-series provides an insight into the struggles of the time, including the role of girls' convents in the society.