Our Mutual Friend

About Our Mutual Friend

After his father's will stipulates he must marry Bella Wilfer to inherit his fortune, John Harmon fakes his death to avoid the marriage and the threats on his life. He returns as John Rokesmith and becomes the secretary for the Boffins, who inherit Harmon's estate following his alleged death.

Our Mutual Friend is a drama series that ran on BBC Two. It reached one season of 4 episodes from March 1998.

The series is filed under staged death, miniseries, and period drama. It is adapted from a novel. Steven Mackintosh stars as John Harmon, Anna Friel as Bella Harmon, Peter Vaughan as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin, and Pam Ferris as Henrietta Boffin.

American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and BritBox Amazon Channel.

Pride and Prejudice, The Pillars of the Earth, and Alias Grace make useful companions to Our Mutual Friend.