"Who wrote the novel ""Wives and Daughters""?"
Wives and Daughters unable to leave Molly without speaking of his love, and they marry and return to Africa together. In 1971, a television adaptation was made. In 1999, BBC produced a four-part serial based on the novel with a screenplay written by Andrew Davies; "Wives and Daughters" featuring Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson, Francesca Annis, Keeley Hawes, Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Anthony Howell, Michael Gambon, Penelope Wilton, Barbara Flynn, Deborah Findlay, Iain Glen, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, and Ian Carmichael. Wives and Daughters Wives and Daughters, An Every-Day Story is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in the "Cornhill Magazine" as a serial from
Wives and Daughters (1999 miniseries) Sue Birtwistle and directed by Nicholas Renton, the programme also features Michael Gambon, Penelope Wilton, Bill Paterson and Rosamund Pike. Davies and Birtwistle collaborated on the BBC's television popular adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" in 1995. Following that success the BBC 'effectively told the duo they could adapt any book they wished' leading to "Wives and Daughters". Birtwhistle described Gaskell's novel as 'strong, direct and passionate' and this offered 'the necessary elements for a popular classic TV drama'. At the 2000 BAFTA awards the series was nominated for seven awards and won four including Best Actor (Television) for