Wives and Daughters
1999·Show
·6Episodes in1Season·
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Wives and Daughters is a 1999 four part BBC serial adapted from the novel Wives and Daughters: An Everyday Story by Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell. It focuses on Molly Gibson, the daughter of the town doctor, and the changes that occur in her life after her widowed father chooses to remarry. The union brings into her once-quiet life an ever-proper stepmother and flirtatious stepsister, Cynthia, while a friendship with the local squire brings about an unexpected romance.
Victorian Period DramaClassic Literature AdaptationSocial MannersIntricate RelationshipsComing-of-Age StoryGentle RomanceFamily IntrigueRich Character DevelopmentBBC Quality
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Directed by:
Nicholas Renton
Written by:
Andrew Davies
Produced by:
Rupert Ryle-Hodges, Sue Birtwistle
Composed by:
John E. Keane
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