Wives and Daughters

The daughter of a country doctor copes with an unwanted stepmother, an impetuous stepsister, burdensome secrets, the town gossips, and the tug on her own heartstrings for a man who thinks of her only as a friend.

1999 HD 75min United Kingdom English

Rosamund Pike Justine Waddell Keeley Hawes Iain Glen Barbara Flynn Anthony Howell Francesca Annis Michael Gambon Bill Paterson Tom Hollander

Drama

based on novel or book loss of loved one parent child relationship family relationships england marriage ship stepmother sibling relationship country life

S1E1 - Episode 1 1999-11-28

Molly Gibson, whose mother has long ago died, is brought up by her father Dr. Gibson. At the age of 17, Molly visits and immediately befriends the Hamleys, her neighbors, especially she and the youngest son Roger Hamley, studying in Cambridge, become good friends. This is when Dr. Gibson tells his daughter of his upcoming marriage to Hyacinth Kirkpatrick, a widower who also has a daughter around Mollys age, Cynthia.

S1E2 - Episode 2 1999-12-05

Osbornes banishment from Hamley Hall triggers Mrs Hamleys terminal decline.

S1E3 - Episode 3 1999-12-12

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.