From the screenwriter and producer of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE comes a deliciously engaging period drama in the tradition of Jane Austen.  Set in a richly portrayed society well-stocked with eccentric nobles and gossipy villagers, the story centers around Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a respected country physician.The well-ordered world of Molly's childhood is soon complicated by new people and unexpected situations.  Most devastating is Molly's father's decision to remarry after many years of widowhood.Molly's faltering efforts to cope gracefully with an impossible stepmother, a beguiling stepsister, burdensome secrets and a burgeoning romance ring as true today as when Elizabeth Gaskell wrote Wives and Daughters in 1865.SPECIAL FEATURES:* 20 Minute documentary: The Making of WIVES AND DAUGHTERS* 55 Minute Portrait: "Who the Dickens is Mrs. Gaskell?"* WHO'S WHO - A Guide to the Cast* Closed-Caption