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Wives and Daughters

First Air Date: 1999-11-28

Status: Ended

Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (37 votes)

Genres: Drama

Overview: 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.

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

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Top Cast

Justine Waddell
Justine Waddell
as Molly Gibson
Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Pike
as Lady Harriet Cumnor
Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes
as Cynthia Kirkpatrick
Iain Glen
Iain Glen
as Mr. Preston
Barbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn
as Miss Browning
Anthony Howell
Anthony Howell
as Roger Hamley

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