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Wives and Daughters

1h 15min

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.

Production Companies

GBH

Dune Films

BBC

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

1h 15min

28th Nov 1999

A protective Dr Gibson sends Molly away from a pupil who has confessed his love for her. At the Hamley's - Molly's new residence - she falls for the eldest son, Osborne, and then trouble erupts. Molly also has to come to terms with her father's plans to remarry.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

1h 15min

5th Dec 1999

Osborne's banishment from Hamley Hall triggers Mrs Hamley's terminal decline.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

1h 15min

12th Dec 1999

Horrified that his secret is out, Osborne swears Molly to secrecy. While Roger urges Osborne to tell their father the truth. After the Easter Charity Ball, Cynthia falls into a decline.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

1h 15min

19th Dec 1999

Molly's affections for Roger deepen and she probes him about his feelings for Cynthia.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

1h 15min

Cynthia and Preston have a bitter row and Molly promises to help her escape from him.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

1h 15min

Gibson house is in shock following Osborne's death. Can Molly still win Roger's heart?

First air date

28th Nov 1999

Last air date

19th Dec 1999

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks