Wives and Daughters (1999)★ 8.1/10
- Drama
Directed by: Nicholas Renton
Written by: Andrew Davies, Elizabeth Gaskell
The daughter of a country doctor copes with an unwanted stepmother, an impetuous stepsister, burdensome secrets, the town gossips, and the tug on her own heartstrings for a man who thinks of her only as a friend.
- Original title
- Wives and Daughters
- Storyline
- For many years, young Molly Gibson (Justine Waddell) had lived a blissful sheltered life with her widower father (Bill Paterson). However, her world is shaken with the introduction of new acquaintances and situations. Molly becomes friends with a landed gentry family, which includes two brothers with very different temperaments. Meanwhile, her father marries a widow with a daughter close in age to her. Eventually, Molly becomes a trusted confidante for her new friends and family; but the secrets become burdensome, as the gossip begins to circulate about Molly.
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 · 7,728
- Companies
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Dune Films, WGBH, BBC Video, Warner Home Video, Memphis Belle, Daily Mail Newspapers, Koch Films, New KSM
- Release dates
- GB November 28, 1999
- SE June 30, 2000
- EE September 14, 2001
- US December 15, 2002
- HU December 24, 2003
- IT April 18, 2005