Elizabeth Gaskell - Wives and Daughters (BBC 1999)

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Elizabeth Gaskell - Wives and Daughters (BBC 1999)



This is a superlative period piece and a brilliant adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1865 novel of the same name. This BBC mini-series is a superb costume drama with stellar performances by the entire cast. Set in rural England, the film centres around Molly Gibson, the seventeen year old daughter of a country doctor. Richly drawn portraits of Molly's neighbours and friends quickly emerge and weave an absorbing tapestry of nineteenth century life.



Molly and her father, a widower for most of Molly's life, have an exceptionally close and loving relationship. Their relationship is put to the test when he decides to marry a widow and former governess, Hyacinth, who is a pretentious, self absorbed, ridiculous woman. She has a grown daughter named Cynthia, a beautiful young woman, close to Molly in age, but as different from Molly as night and day. Cynthia is best described as a Marilyn Monroe of the Victorian age. Cynthia and Molly become fast friends, while Molly barely tolerates her nigh intolerable step-mother.



The series really revolves around Molly's relationships with all the characters in the production and her handling of the various everyday situations in which she finds herself. Richly drawn, memorable characters, as well as intrigues, secrets, and romance, make this a highly absorbing drama and one that those who love period pieces and lush, well acted costume dramas will enjoy. It is simply a masterpiece.





Cast:



Justine Waddell ... Molly Gibson (4 episodes, 1999)

Bill Paterson ... Mr. Gibson (4 episodes, 1999)

Francesca Annis ... Hyacinth Gibson (4 episodes, 1999)

Keeley Hawes ... Cynthia Kirkpatrick (4 episodes, 1999)

Tom Hollander ... Osborne Hamley (4 episodes, 1999)

Anthony Howell ... Roger Hamley (4 episodes, 1999)

Michael Gambon ... Squire Hamley (4 episodes, 1999)

Barbara Flynn ... Miss Browning (4 episodes, 1999)

Deborah Findlay ... Miss Phoebe (4 episodes, 1999)

Iain Glen ... Mr. Preston (4 episodes, 1999)

Peter Copley ... Robinson (4 episodes, 1999)

Emily McKenzie ... Maria (4 episodes, 1999)

Barbara Leigh-Hunt... Lady Cumnor (3 episodes, 1999)

Ian Carmichael ... Lord Cumnor (3 episodes, 1999)

Rosamund Pike ... Lady Harriet Cumnor (3 episodes, 1999)

Elizabeth Spriggs... Mrs. Goodenough (3 episodes, 1999)

Tonia Chauvet ... Aimée (3 episodes, 1999)

Richard Coyle ... Mr. Coxe (2 episodes, 1999)

Shaughan Seymour... Lord Hollingford (2 episodes, 1999)

Penelope Wilton ... Mrs. Hamley (2 episodes, 1999)

Georgie Glen ... Miss Hornblower (2 episodes, 1999)

Ben Illis ... Mr Wynne (2 episodes, 1999)

Fred Pearson ... Mr Sheepshanks (2 episodes, 1999)

Dariel Pertwee ... Lady Cuxhaven (2 episodes, 1999)

Jacqueline Pilton... Mrs. Dawes (2 episodes, 1999)

Jemima Rooper ... Lizzie Goodenough (2 episodes, 1999)

Tim Wallers ... Mr. Henderson (2 episodes, 1999)







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