Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters

1971 · 1 season · 6 eps · Drama

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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

Directed by Hugh David · Written by Michael Voysey

Network: BBC One

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