Wives and daughters / screenplay by Andrew Davies from the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell ; directed by Nicholas Renton ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; BBC/WGBH Boston co-production.

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Sweet Molly Gibson was living life pleasantly when her widowed father decides that, for the good of his daughter, he must remarry. In comes Claire and Molly's life is turned upside down by the usually well meaning but off-the-mark Claire, who insists on things being done the proper way. Added to the...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation
WGBH Video (Firm)
BBC Video (Firm)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Renton, Nicholas
Davies, Andrew
Birtwistle, Sue
Annis, Francesca, 1945-
Carmichael, Ian, 1920-2010
Findlay, Deborah
Flynn, Barbara, 1948-
Gambon, Michael
Glen, Iain, 1961-
Hawes, Keeley, 1976-
Hollander, Tom, 1967-
Howell, Anthony, 1971-
Leigh-Hunt, Barbara
Paterson, Bill, 1945-
Waddell, Justine
Wilton, Penelope, 1946-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Burbank, CA : BBC Video ; Distributed in the US and Canada by Warner Home Video, [2001]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Stepfamilies > Drama.
Television mini-series > Great Britain.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, > 1810-1865 > Television adaptations.
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, > 1810-1865 > Film adaptations.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, > 1810-1865.
Fathers and daughters.
Stepfamilies.
Television mini-series.
Great Britain.
Genre:
Television adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and daughters.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Sweet Molly Gibson was living life pleasantly when her widowed father decides that, for the good of his daughter, he must remarry. In comes Claire and Molly's life is turned upside down by the usually well meaning but off-the-mark Claire, who insists on things being done the proper way. Added to the stew is Claire's beautiful, educated daughter Cynthia, and the Hamleys, a well-to-do family headed by a squire who is not happy about the romantic interests of his sons.
Note:Originally release as a television mini-series in Great Britain.
"E1551"--Container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF8 D0003887 VideoDVD
ISBN:0790758679
9780790758671
Credits:Director of photography, Fred Tammes; production design, Gerry Scott; editor, Kevin Lester; composer, John Keane.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Francesca Annis, Ian Carmichael, Deborah Findlay, Barbara Flynn, Michael Gambon, Iain Glen, Keeley Hawes, Tom Hollander, Anthony Howell, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bill Paterson, Justine Waddell, Penelope Wilton.