Family life changes drastically for the good-natured Molly Gibson (Justine Waddell) when her widowed father (Bill Paterson) decides to remarry, and a woman with her own set of rules (Francesca Annis) -- and a beautiful daughter (Keeley Hawes) -- becomes her stepmother. Award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones's Diary) penned the script to this four-episode BBC miniseries based on Elizabeth Gaskell's unfinished novel.
I'm not sure why, but this is just one of those shows I can't stop watching. Seriously, I've watched this whole business pan out like six times. I believe the novel this was based off of went... more
I'm not sure why, but this is just one of those shows I can't stop watching. Seriously, I've watched this whole business pan out like six times. I believe the novel this was based off of went unfinished by its author, which I thought was very fun. Makes it all mysterious-like.