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  • 2006

Wives and daughters.

Sue Birtwistle, Andrew Davies, (1936-), Nicholas Renton, Francesca Annis, (1944-), Ian Carmichael, (1920-2010), Deborah Findlay, Barbara Flynn, (1948-), Iain Glen, (1961-), Keeley Hawes, (1977-), Tom Hollander, (1967-), Anthony Howell, (1971-), Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bill Paterson, (1945-), Justine Waddell, Penelope Wilton, (1946-), Michael Gambon, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, (1810-1865)

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Set in a richly portrayed society well-stocked with eccentric nobles and gossipy villagers, this story centers around 17-year-old Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a respected country doctor. The well-ordered world of Molly's childhood is soon to be complicated by new people and unexpected situations. Most devastating is her father's decision to remarry after many years of widowhood. Molly's faltering efforts to cope gracefully with an impossible stepmother, a beguiling stepsister, burdensome secrets and burgeoning romance ring as true today as when Elizabeth Gaskell wrote the novel in 1865.

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Title Statement Wives and daughters. [DVD] / a BBC Worldwide Ltd. Program ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; adapted by Andrew Davies ; directed by Nicholas Renton.
Additional Contributors Birtwistle, Sue
Davies, Andrew,1936-
Renton, Nicholas
Annis, Francesca,1944-
Carmichael, Ian,1920-2010
Findlay, Deborah
Flynn, Barbara,1948-
Glen, Iain,1961-
Hawes, Keeley,1977-
Hollander, Tom,1967-
Howell, Anthony,1971-
Leigh-Hunt, Barbara
Paterson, Bill,1945-
Waddell, Justine
Wilton, Penelope,1946-
Gambon, Michael
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn,1810-1865
Publication [S.l.]: Burbank, CA: BBC Video :2 Entertain ;Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2015.
Extent of Item 3 videodisc (ca. 300 min.)
General Notes From the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell.
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1999.
Performance Credits Francesca Annis, Ian Carmichael, Deborah Findlay, Barbara Flynn, Iain Glen, Keeley Hawes, Tom Hollander, Anthony Howell, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bill Paterson, Justine Waddell, Penelope Wilton, Michael Gambon.
Audience & Ratings Rated PG.
Summary Set in a richly portrayed society well-stocked with eccentric nobles and gossipy villagers, this story centers around 17-year-old Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a respected country doctor. The well-ordered world of Molly's childhood is soon to be complicated by new people and unexpected situations. Most devastating is her father's decision to remarry after many years of widowhood. Molly's faltering efforts to cope gracefully with an impossible stepmother, a beguiling stepsister, burdensome secrets and burgeoning romance ring as true today as when Elizabeth Gaskell wrote the novel in 1865.
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Fathers and daughters--Drama--England
Children of physicians--Drama--England
Young women--Drama--England
Stepfamilies--Drama--England
Social classes--Drama--England
By Name Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn,1810-1865
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn,1810-1865
By Location England--Drama
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