In Edwardian England, three families - representing three classes - have an impact on one another. The central characters are middle class sisters Margaret and Helen Schlegel. Margaret befriends the seriously ill Ruth Wilcox, matriarch of the Wilcox family who have a country estate known as Howard’s End. The younger Helen takes an interest in Leonard Bast, a working class clerk.

• Howards End
• James Ivory
• Anthony Hopkins
• Vanessa Redgrave
• Helena Bonham Carter
• Emma Thompson