Nov 03, 2020ThomasJWhiting rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
VERY GOOD 2001 BBC production of four episode version on Elizabeth Gaskell's excellent novel. It does explore a variety of period Brit social circumstances - rich and poor, plus.
I do wish it included subtitles - quickly spoken period…
I love this period drama. Molly was so likable and genuine to me. I very much detested that step mother and even her daughter. I think Molly's father could have done better. The step mother doted on her own daughter and treated her…
Aug 28, 2017trcookIIImddmd rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Another wonderful BBC adaptation of an Elizabeth Gaskell novel; the characters, with the exception of the doctor and the Countess are a pretty wretched bunch, but it is fun watching them as they undoubtedly existed--and still exist,…
Jun 20, 2017miaone rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Booooring! Couldn't bear to watch more than the first 20 or so minutes. The rich behaving boringly in the !800's in England. I detested the girl, the boy, and especially the father! Vacuous, vapid, moronic -- I need not go on. If you…
May 23, 2016bobbles1 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wow, great movie, a real gem ..... the Beeb and PBS pull it off again, the quality is so consistent on these Masterpiece Theatre type series that I search for them like a bloodhound ..... and never am disappointed....
I enjoyed Wives and Daughters but I feel that it didn't end. I had a set of three dvd's. Two were about the story and the third was about making the movie. Can someone tell me the ending? What I saw was Molly trying to arrange her…
May 27, 2015MARIE ROSENBAUM rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This movie was amazing! I am always amazed at the lifestyle of the people in this time period! I love this mini series, and I think it is one I could watch a hundred times! Five stars!
Aug 14, 2014empbee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Entertaining view of early 19th century life and character of women and men.
Good acting.
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Dec 11, 2013Froster rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
What a thrill to discover that not every Victorian heroine adored her MaMA. This work, adapted by the estimable Andrew Davies, portrays a very modern and recognizable sensibility indeed. The very thought that a mother and daughter (never…
Jul 04, 2013surfing59 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I love this mini series. The cast,costume and story were very well done. I really loved it and would watch it over and over again! The characters are also very likable. One of my favorites in bbc
The first dvd of the set (part 1) does not play in dvd players/computer. What a shame.
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Jun 25, 2012
In video, at any rate, this is a lovely piece for any Jane Austen fans. Slightly later period, but the "course of true love" convolutions are a good match. (Little of Austen's wit, but that seldom comes across in the Austen videos in any…
Jul 05, 2011Janice21383 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
For a while, it seemed that Justine Waddell was going to be in every BBC costume drama ever made, but this is the role she was best suited for. The characters are three dimensional, without the usual divide between heroes and villains. And…
Jul 04, 2011anthonyeon rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Some really beautiful performances in this adaptation. Justine Waddell is amazing in the lead, with a face completely devoid of artifice or guile. Michael Gambon is terrific. The period is very well represented and it's a fairly…
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Wives and Daughters