Wives and Daughters (TV Miniseries)
1999 · Series · 301 min. · United Kingdom
Set in the early 1800s, the story takes place in a small, gossip-driven English town. Upon the remarriage of her father, heroine Molly Gibson (Justine Waddell) isn't quite sure how to "take" to her modish stepmother, Hyacinth (Francesca Annis), and airheaded stepsister, Cynthia (Keeley Hawes). The fun really begins when both Molly and Cynthia fall in love with Roger Hamley (Anthony Howell), son of the village squire. Inasmuch as author Gaskell passed away before concocting a solution to this romantic triangle, it was up to screenwriter Andrew Davies to come up with a happy (or at least satisfying) denouement.
Direction Nicholas Renton
Cast Justine Waddell · Bill Paterson · Francesca Annis · Keeley Hawes · Rosamund Pike · Tom Hollander · Anthony Howell · Michael Gambon · Penelope Wilton · Barbara Flynn · Deborah Findlay · Iain Glen · Barbara Leigh-Hunt · Ian Carmichael
Soundtrack John E. Keane
Screenplay Andrew Davies · Elizabeth Gaskell
Cinematography Fred Tammes
Original title Wives and Daughters
6.8
214 votes (FilmAffinity)
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