Wives and Daughters (1999)

Duration: 1'14'37''

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Synopsis

The first in a four-part period drama, based on Elizabeth Gaskell's final novel and dramatised by Andrew DAVIES, abt two young girls' rites of passage in 1820s England and the events that shape their lives.

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Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 1

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 1

1999 | 1'14'37''

The first in a four-part period drama, based on Elizabeth Gaskell's final novel and dramatised by Andrew DAVIES, abt two young girls' ...

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 2

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 2

1999 | 1'17'04''

Second in four part adaptation of the novel by Elizabeth GASKELL. Cynthia (Keeley HAWES) arrives from France & attracts the attention ...

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 3

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 3

1999 | 1'15'02''

Dramatised by Andrew Davies. Mr Gibson is regretting his marriage to the flighty Hyacinth. Cynthia has a dangerous secret & when Molly...

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 4

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 4

1999 | 1'17'46''

Dramatised by Andrew DAVIES. Molly risks losing her good character when she reluctantly agrees to do her sister's dirty work.

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 1

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 1

1999 | 1'14'37''

The first in a four-part period drama, based on Elizabeth Gaskell's final novel and dramatised by Andrew DAVIES, abt two young girls' ...

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 2

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 2

1999 | 1'17'04''

Second in four part adaptation of the novel by Elizabeth GASKELL. Cynthia (Keeley HAWES) arrives from France & attracts the attention ...

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 3

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 3

1999 | 1'15'02''

Dramatised by Andrew Davies. Mr Gibson is regretting his marriage to the flighty Hyacinth. Cynthia has a dangerous secret & when Molly...

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 4

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 4

1999 | 1'17'46''

Dramatised by Andrew DAVIES. Molly risks losing her good character when she reluctantly agrees to do her sister's dirty work.
Other Archive resources
Mary Barton | BBC Two | 2019

Novels That Shaped Our World | Elizabeth Gaskell

An exploration of how Elizabeth Gaskell explored class difference in her novel Mary Barton.
Wives and Daughters | BBC One | 1999

Wives and Daughters (1999) | Episode 4

Dramatised by Andrew DAVIES. Molly risks losing her good character when she reluctantly agrees to do her sister's dirty work.