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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794051267627
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 26, 2006
Running Time: 300 minutes
Sales Rank: 1607
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 2002
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
From the team that brought you 'Pride and Prejudice.' Set in a richly portrayed society well-stocked with eccentric nobles and gossipy villagers the story centers around 17-year-old Molly Gibson the only daughter of a respected country Doctor.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794051267627 Manufacturer No: E2676
Amazon.com:
Misguided stepmothers, romantic betrayals, secret marriages--these are not just the makings of modern soap operas; this is what makes the BBC's delightful four-episode miniseries Wives and Daughters come to life. Sweet Molly Gibson (played artfully by Justine Waddell, who communicates more with a squint of her eyes than most actresses can with pages of dialogue) was living life pleasantly when her widowed father (Bill Paterson) decides that, for the good of his daughter, he must remarry. In comes Claire, played to screeching perfection by Francesca Annis. 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 (Keeley Hawes), and the Hamleys, a well-to-do family headed by a squire (Michael Gambon) who is not happy about the romantic interests of his sons.
As is typical with BBC miniseries, the quality writing and lush sets add to the overall appeal. Andrew Davies, who adapted Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones's Diary, penned the marvelous screenplay (based on Elizabeth Gaskell's unfinished novel). It's impossible not to compare this to the ever-popular Pride, and Wives and Daughters measures up. --Jenny Brown
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Brilliant performances
Justine Waddell, Michael Gambon and others really knock it out of the park in this stylish and totally engaging production. The uncertain, ambivalent, sometimes malicious actions and motivations of Elizabeth Gaskell's characters make this several degrees rawer and more realistic than any Austen adaptation. I think that's good for a change. Especially interesting are the very real agonies over the deaths of loved ones, or the minor physical altercations between Mr. Gibson and his new wife, even ... Read More
Rating: - Wives and Daughters
I love the BBC movies and the time periods in which they represent. My only qualm with some of them is the sexual content, which I can do without. "Wives and Daughters" was a very good story and it had nothing objectionable in the movie. I was thrilled and loaned it out to a friend immediately.
Rating: - A Pleasant Way to Spend an Afternoon
Wives and Daughters brings you comfortably into the world of our not so distant past. The same trials, tribulations, misunderstandings; the same people with and without moral values, an abundance of sound intellect coupled with those not so gifted; all swirling through a most plausable love story.
A tom boy growing up without a mother's feminine touch, Molly Gibson becomes too attached to her sole parent, her wise and hardworking, doctor father. Trying to shelter her from unwanted young ... Read More
Rating:  - Wives and Daughters
I actually didn't get to see this movie because I had to return it. The movie came in a case that was warped and distorted. As soon as I receive a refund I will possibly try to order it again.
Rating:  - Good movie though a little confusing at first
I was a little confused by this movie at first-it took me awhile to figure out who everyone was and how they tied in-but once I did I really enjoyed WAD. Part of this, I think, was because of Roger.....(who's so cute and genuinely likeable) but I digress. The acting, costumes, and style of the movie are easily on the same level as A&E's Pride and Prejudice (another favorite). Family friendly (although a little long and complicated for most kids.) Writing about it makes me want to go watch it again. ... Read More
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