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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Best Episodes of Wives and Daughters
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
7.8
5th Dec 1999
Osborne's banishment from Hamley Hall triggers Mrs Hamley's terminal decline.
Worst Episodes of Wives and Daughters
Episode 1
S1 Ep1
6.9
28th Nov 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.
Wives and Daughters Episode Guide
Episode 1
S1 Ep1
6.9
28th Nov 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.
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
7.8
5th Dec 1999
Osborne's banishment from Hamley Hall triggers Mrs Hamley's terminal decline.
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
7.5
12th Dec 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.
Episode 4
S1 Ep4
7.1
19th Dec 1999
Molly's affections for Roger deepen and she probes him about his feelings for Cynthia.
Episode 5
S1 Ep5
Cynthia and Preston have a bitter row and Molly promises to help her escape from him.
Episode 6
S1 Ep6
Gibson house is in shock following Osborne's death. Can Molly still win Roger's heart?
