TV series
Wives and Daughters
1971, English, on BBC One.
Wives and Daughters is a classic 1971 BBC television mini-series adapted from Elizabeth Gaskell's 1864 Victorian novel. Directed by Hugh David and written by Michael Voysey, the period drama follows the coming-of-age story of Molly Gibson and the social and romantic complexities that ensue when her father remarries
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- Varies
- Status
- Ended in 1971
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Latest episode
S1 E6: Marriages
Aired 19 December 1971
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Zhivila RocheMolly Gibson · 6 ep
- Alan MacNaughtanDr. Gibson · 6 ep
- Helen ChristieClare Kirkpatrick · 6 ep
- Clive MortonSquire Hamley · 6 ep
- Sheila FayDorothy Browning · 6 ep
- Gabrielle HamiltonPhoebe Browning · 6 ep
- Stephan ChaseOsborne Hamley · 6 ep
- Caroline BlakistonLady Harriet · 6 ep
- Roland CulverLord Cumnor · 6 ep
- Sonia DresdelLady Cumnor · 6 ep
Details
- First aired
- 14 November 1971
- Last aired
- 19 December 1971
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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Wives and Daughters has 1 season and 6 episodes.
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