Wives and Daughters DVD, 1999

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Film Description

The BBC's stylish adaptation, from an Andrew Davies screenplay, of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel, Wives and Daughters. A vivid depiction of the habits, prejudices and snobberies of a coutryside hierarchy.

After years spent as a widower, village doctor Mr Gibson (Bill Paterson) has decided to remarry; something for which his rather naive daughter, Molly (Justine Waddell), is wholly unprepared. Molly's world is soon overturned by the arrival of an unwanted stepmother (Francesca Annis) and a bewitching, beautiful stepsister, Cynthia (Keeley Hawes).

In spite of the circumstances of their acquiantance and of being so entirely different from one another, the two girls instantly form a close relationship. But it is a friendship that is put to the test when they look set to become rivals in love. Matters are further complicated when a dangerous secret emerges from Cynthia's past in which she entangles Molly, with serious consequences for them both...

Film Information

Director - Nicholas Renton

Produced - 1999

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - British Film

Cast - Ian Carmichael, Francesca Annis, Michael Gambon, Bill Paterson, Barbara Flynn, Penelope Wilton, Justine Waddell, Tom Hollander, Iain Glen

DVD Details

DVD Extras

• 2 discs
• Who the Dickens is Mrs Gaskell?
• An additional 30 minutes of the original music composed by John Keane.

Related Genres

• Contemporary Drama
• Contemporary Period, Costume, Historical Film
• Contemporary British Film
• Television Drama
• Period, Costume & Historical Television
• British Television
• Contemporary British Film

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