1999Drama1h 15m

Wives and Daughters

The life of doctor's daughter Molly Gibson changes gradually after her widowed father chooses to remarry. The union brings into her once-quiet life an ever-proper stepmother and flirtatious stepsister, Cynthia, while a friendship with the local squire brings about an unexpected romance.

Information

StatusEnded
Original Languageen
Network
BBC One

Keywords

sibling relationshipenglandloss of loved onebased on novel or bookparent child relationshipcountry lifeshipstepmothermarriagefamily relationshipsminiseriesdoctorperiod dramagossipdeatharistocratestaterite of passagesecret marriagestepsister19th centurydarwinism

Production

GBH
GBH
BBC
BBC