Wives and Daughters

1999

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EP1 Episode 1 Nov 28, 1999

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.

EP2 Episode 2 Dec 05, 1999

Osborne's banishment from Hamley Hall triggers Mrs Hamley's terminal decline.

EP3 Episode 3 Dec 12, 1999

Horrified that his secret is out, Osborne swears Molly to secrecy. While Roger urges Osborne to tell their father the truth. After the Easter Charity Ball, Cynthia falls into a decline.

EP4 Episode 4 Dec 19, 1999

Molly's affections for Roger deepen and she probes him about his feelings for Cynthia.

EP5 Episode 5 Jan 01, 0001

Cynthia and Preston have a bitter row and Molly promises to help her escape from him.

EP6 Episode 6 Jan 01, 0001

Gibson house is in shock following Osborne's death. Can Molly still win Roger's heart?
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Synopsis

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 (Justine Waddell), 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 (Francesca Annis) and flirtatious stepsister, Cynthia (Keeley Hawes), while a friendship with the local squire brings about an unexpected romance.

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  • Top Credited Cast
Justine Waddell as Molly Gibson
Rosamund Pike as Lady Harriet Cumnor
Keeley Hawes as Cynthia Kirkpatrick
Iain Glen as Mr. Preston
Barbara Flynn as Miss Browning
Anthony Howell as Roger Hamley
Francesca Annis as Hyacinth Gibson
Bill Paterson as Mr. Gibson
Michael Gambon as Squire Hamley