Wives And Daughters

– Elizabeth Gaskell's enchanting tale of romance, scandal, and intrigue in a gossipy English town come..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
8.10 / 10
Duration:
5 Hours and One Minute
Release Year:
1999
Wives and Daughters (1999)

Elizabeth Gaskell's enchanting tale of romance, scandal, and intrigue in a gossipy English town comes to Masterpiece Theatre in a lavish four-part production of Wives and Daughters, adapted by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies.Davies, who wrote the scripts for such Masterpiece Theatre classics as A Rather English Marriage, Moll Flanders, the House of Cards trilogy, and Middlemarch, found Wives and Daughters to be perfect costume-drama material. It posed a rather interesting problem: Gaskell died just before completing the book. She was obviously aiming at a happy ending, and Davies has supplied the lost denouement with surprise and style.

Producing Country:
USA, UK
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Release Date:

15 Dec 2002

Language:

English, French, Amharic

MPAA Content-Rating:
TV-PG – Parental Guidance is recommended

This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Programs rated TV-PG may contain some material that parents or guardians may find inappropriate for younger children. Programs assigned a TV-PG rating may include some inappropriate language, very little sexual content, suggestive dialogue, and/or moderate violence.

Main Actors:

Francesca Annis, Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson, Keeley Hawes

Plot:

For many years, young Molly Gibson had lived a blissful sheltered life with her widower father. 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 Molly. 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 herself.

Awards:

8 wins & 3 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.1/10