Wives and Daughters

"More than any other book I know, this neglected masterpiece tells us what it feels like to be alive." - Andrew Davies, Screenwriter of Wives and Daughters.

After years as a widower, village doctor Mr. Gibson has decided to remarry – something for which his naïve daughter, Molly, is wholly unprepared.

Soon Molly's world is overturned by the arrival of an unwanted stepmother and a bewitching and beautiful stepsister, Cynthia. In spite of their differences, the two girls quickly form a close relationship. The strength of this friendship is soon tested however, when the girls become rivals in love... and matters and further complicated when a dangerous secret emerges from Cynthia's past... with serious consequences for them both.

Special Features:

• Who the Dickens is Mrs. Gaskell?
• An additional 30 minutes (in 5.1) of the original music composed by John Keane. Compiled and digitally edited by David Maurice.