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Wives and Daughters

Season 1, Episode Number 1 (Episode 1)

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Released: 1999-11-28

Runtime: 75 minutes

Episode Overview

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.

Series 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.

Genres

  • Drama

Production Companies

  • GBH (US)
  • Dune Films (MA)
  • BBC (GB)

Additional Information

Popularity: 3.6158

Vote Average: 7.3 (37 votes)

Status: Ended

Homepage: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wives/index.html