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Wives and Daughters (1999)

7.4/10 Ended 75 min Nov 28, 1999 1 Season
Drama

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.

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Show Details

Original Title Wives and Daughters
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Miniseries
Total Episodes 6
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 6.5

Networks

BBC One
GB

Cast

Justine Waddell
Justine Waddell
Molly Gibson
6 episodes
Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Pike
Lady Harriet Cumnor
6 episodes
Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes
Cynthia Kirkpatrick
6 episodes
Iain Glen
Iain Glen
Mr. Preston
6 episodes
Barbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn
Miss Browning
6 episodes
Anthony Howell
Anthony Howell
Roger Hamley
6 episodes
Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis
Hyacinth Gibson
6 episodes
Bill Paterson
Bill Paterson
Mr. Gibson
6 episodes
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon
Squire Hamley
6 episodes
Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander
Osborne Hamley
6 episodes
Deborah Findlay
Deborah Findlay
Miss Phoebe
6 episodes
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
Mrs. Hamley
6 episodes

Key Crew

Director Nicholas Renton
Executive Producer Jane Tranter, Rebecca Eaton
Producer Sue Birtwistle, Rupert Ryle-Hodges
Writer Andrew Davies

Seasons

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Specials
2 episodes 1999
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Season 1
6 episodes 1999

Networks

BBC One
GB

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Keywords

sibling relationship england loss of loved one based on novel or book parent child relationship country life ship stepmother marriage family relationships miniseries doctor period drama gossip death aristocrat estate rite of passage secret marriage stepsister

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Rating
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Based on 38 votes

Details
First Air Date November 28, 1999
Last Air Date December 19, 1999
Country GB
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 6.5
Links
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