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Academy Award®–winning screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) brings a fresh take to adapting E.M. Forster’s classic novel with its portrait of two imaginative and life-loving sisters in Edwardian England as they develop relationships within both the upper and lower classes. Stars Matthew Macfadyen, Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard, and Tracey Ullman, among others.

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Henry Wilcox and Margaret Schlegel in 'Howards End.' Photo: Starz Entertainment

'Howards End' Recap: Part 4

Margaret works to save her relationship with Henry and Helen both, but Helen disappears to Germany and refuses much further contact. When she eventualyl returns to England, all the characters meet and events get out of control, in the final part of Howards End.
Henry Wilcox and Margaret Schlegel in Howards End. Photo: Starz Entertainment

'Howards End' Recap: Part 3

Margaret receives an unexpected offer from Henry, while he is impressed by her independence. Helen is angered by the increasing…
Haley Atwell as Margaret Schlegel and Matthew McFadyen as Henry Wilcox in Howards End. Photo: Starz Entertainment

'Howards End' Recap: Part 2

A surprising request from Ruth Wilcox and a change of circumstances draws Henry Wilcox closer to Margaret Schlegel, while she and Helen…
Mrs. Wilcox (Julia Ormond) in Howards End. Photo: Starz Entertainment

'Howards End' Recap: Part 1

Sisters Margaret and Helen Schlegel are independent and idealistic, but their increasing connection to the affluent, industrialist…