The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection, DVD

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Closed Caption; ; The Making of Wives ; ; ; and Daughters; Who the Dickens is Mrs. Gaskell?; ; Cranford - The Making of Cranford; ; North & South - Commentary on Episodes 1 & 4 by Kate Bartlett, Brian Percival and Sandy Welch; Specially recorded interview with Richard Armitage; Deleted Scenes; Production notes; ; Wives and Daughters ; The Making of Wives and Daughters; Who the Dickens is Mrs. Gaskell?

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Disc #1 -- Cranford - Episodes 1-3
1. Chapter 1 [12:36]
2. Chapter 2 [7:30]
3. Chapter 3 [14:15]
4. Chapter 4 [11:07]
5. Chapter 5 [11:29]
6. Chapter 6 [1:13]
1. Chapter 1 [12:36]
2. Chapter 2 [7:30]
3. Chapter 3 [14:15]
4. Chapter 4 [11:07]
5. Chapter 5 [11:29]
6. Chapter 6 [1:13]
1. Chapter 1 [12:17]
2. Chapter 2 [12:05]
3. Chapter 3 [9:22]
4. Chapter 4 [11:02]
5. Chapter 5 [12:51]
Disc #2 -- Cranford - Episodes 4-5
1. Chapter 1 [11:10]
2. Chapter 2 [9:10]
3. Chapter 3 [10:14]
4. Chapter 4 [9:45]
5. Chapter 5 [17:40]
6. Chapter 6 [:38]
1. Chapter 1 [11:10]
2. Chapter 2 [9:10]
3. Chapter 3 [10:14]
4. Chapter 4 [9:45]
5. Chapter 5 [17:40]
6. Chapter 6 [:38]
7. Chapter 7 [:00]
Disc #3 -- North & South - Episodes 1-2
1. Chapter 1 [6:29]
2. Chapter 2 [4:53]
3. Chapter 3 [6:45]
4. Chapter 4 [7:23]
5. Chapter 5 [4:17]
6. Chapter 6 [14:02]
1. Chapter 1 [6:29]
2. Chapter 2 [4:53]
3. Chapter 3 [6:45]
4. Chapter 4 [7:23]
5. Chapter 5 [4:17]
6. Chapter 6 [14:02]
7. Chapter 7 [5:39]
8. Chapter 8 [8:11]
Disc #4 -- North & South - Episodes 3-4
1. Chapter 1 [3:51]
2. Chapter 2 [2:45]
3. Chapter 3 [8:12]
4. Chapter 4 [13:42]
5. Chapter 5 [4:47]
6. Chapter 6 [8:46]
7. Chapter 7 [10:31]
8. Chapter 8 [5:29]
1. Chapter 1 [9:54]
2. Chapter 2 [11:32]
3. Chapter 3 [4:00]
4. Chapter 4 [3:14]
5. Chapter 5 [5:18]
6. Chapter 6 [2:59]
7. Chapter 7 [9:35]
8. Chapter 8 [10:23]
9. Chapter 9 [:00]
Disc #5 -- Wives & Daughters - Episodes 1-2
1. In a Strange House [6:31]
2. Seven Years Later [3:23]
3. A Frustrated Lover [3:37]
4. Visiting the Hamleys [5:30]
5. An Unexpected Reunion [3:31]
6. Osborne's Shocking Failure [4:50]
7. A Sudden Proposal [5:57]
8. Confiding in Roger [5:34]
9. Molly Meets Claire [6:31]
10. Wedding Plans [3:23]
11. Byron and Bees [3:37]
12. A New Mamma [5:30]
13. Sickness and Worry [3:31]
14. Unwelcome Changes [4:50]
15. End Titles [5:57]
8. Brotherly Confidences [5:34]
1. Cynthia Arrives [4:55]
2. Seven Years Later [4:08]
3. A Frustrated Lover [4:21]
4. Visiting the Hamleys [3:21]
5. An Unexpected Reunion [3:44]
6. Osborne's Shocking Failure [1:56]
7. A Sudden Proposal [10:35]
8. Confiding in Roger [5:42]
9. Unwelcome Gifts [2:14]
10. At the Dance [6:24]
11. The Duchess Arrives [5:32]
12. The Next Day [4:37]
13. Invitation to Africa [4:13]
14. Taken Ill [8:31]
15. Young Love [4:27]
16. End Titles [1:12]
Disc #6 -- Wives & Daughters - Episodes 3-4
1. Roger Leaves England [2:27]
2. A Secret and a Scheme [5:22]
3. A Man's Promise and a Woman's Wish [3:53]
4. The Fathers Meet [3:27]
5. A Letter from Africa [6:21]
6. Coxe's Disappointment [5:53]
7. Clues and Suspicions [4:45]
8. A Trip to London [4:36]
9. Osbourne's Despair [3:49]
10. A Couple of Gossips [5:58]
11. Cynthia Returns [6:11]
12. Hints and Insinuations [2:40]
13. A Shocking Discovery [4:28]
14. Cynthia's Confession [7:21]
15. Molly Confronts Preston [5:43]
16. End Titles [1:07]
1. Love Letters [5:42]
2. Another Secret to Keep [3:09]
3. Scandal Over Cards [3:40]
4. The Truth Comes Out [3:53]
5. Lady Harriet Takes a Hand [4:48]
6. A Flirt and a Jilt [4:45]
7. Cynthia Repents [3:46]
8. A Sudden Sorrow [7:06]
9. The Secret Heir [2:10]
10. Making Arrangements [6:32]
11. Another Proposal [5:17]
12. Back from Africa [8:08]
13. Back at Hamley Hall [4:47]
14. Scarlet Fever [3:53]
15. Together at Last [7:25]
16. End Titles [1:34]
Disc #7 -- Wives & Daughters - Special Features
1. The Plot, the People and the Place [9:40]
2. The Gibson Family [6:27]
3. A Story of Relationships [6:32]
4. Awards and End Credits [6:57]

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Editorial Reviews

Debuting November 28, 1999, over BBC1, the four-part British miniseries Wives and Daughters was the second of two TV adaptations of Elizabeth Gaskell's unfinished novel (the first aired in 1972). Set in the early 1800s, the story takes place in a small, gossip-driven English town. Upon the remarriage of her father, heroine Molly Gibson (Justine Waddell) isn't quite sure how to "take" to her modish stepmother, Hyacinth (Francesca Annis), and airheaded stepsister, Cynthia (Keeley Hawes). The fun really begins when both Molly and Cynthia fall in love with Roger Hamley (Anthony Howell), son of the village squire. Inasmuch as author Gaskell passed away before concocting a solution to this romantic triangle, it was up to screenwriter Andrew Davies to come up with a happy (or at least satisfying) denouement. In America, Wives and Daughters was seen as part of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre anthology beginning April 2, 2001. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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All Movie Guide

Debuting November 28, 1999, over BBC1, the four-part British miniseries Wives and Daughters was the second of two TV adaptations of Elizabeth Gaskell's unfinished novel (the first aired in 1972). Set in the early 1800s, the story takes place in a small, gossip-driven English town. Upon the remarriage of her father, heroine Molly Gibson (Justine Waddell) isn't quite sure how to "take" to her modish stepmother, Hyacinth (Francesca Annis), and airheaded stepsister, Cynthia (Keeley Hawes). The fun really begins when both Molly and Cynthia fall in love with Roger Hamley (Anthony Howell), son of the village squire. Inasmuch as author Gaskell passed away before concocting a solution to this romantic triangle, it was up to screenwriter Andrew Davies to come up with a happy (or at least satisfying) denouement. In America, Wives and Daughters was seen as part of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre anthology beginning April 2, 2001. Hal Erickson

All Movie Guide

A privileged middle-class girl raised in rural southern England gets a rude awakening to the world when a family move forces her to contend with the unseemly inhabitants of a northern mill town in director Brian Percival's adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's timeless love story. Margaret Hale (Daniela Denby-Ashe) is the daughter of a middle-class parson and a girl accustomed to decidedly refined company. When her family is uprooted and forced to move to the northern mill town of Milton, the prim and proper country girl is notably contemptuous of her new working class neighbors - and especially of charismatic mill owner John Thornton (Richard Armitage. Jason Buchanan

From the Studio

Irresistible characters, a stellar cast, and the non-stop liveliness of a 19th-century English country market town capture your heart in this brilliant mini-series based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. Dame Judi Dench stars as kind-hearted Miss Matty Jenkyns -- the younger sister of Cranford's severe moral guardian, Deborah (Dame Eileen Atkins). Share dramatic ups and downs during an exciting year in the life of the town, as Matty meets her long-lost first love (Sir Michael Gambon), a handsome young doctor makes many hearts beat faster, and alarming rumors of a new railway line prove true. Lushly filmed with period costumes in beautiful historic settings, Cranford was originally aired in the fall of 2007 on BBC 1, and aired in the U.S. on PBS's Masterpiece Classic.

From the Studio

Three of the beloved Victorian author's stories sweep you away in these star-studded and endlessly entertaining BBC adaptations. In Cranford, starring Oscar�-winner Dame Judi Dench, you'll follow the delights and disappointments of life and love in a bustling 1840s English town. In North & South, a young woman from rural southern England feels out of place in the industrial north until she falls in love with a northerner. And in Wives and Daughters, pretty Molly Gibson must suddenly cope with an impossible stepmother, burdensome secrets and blossoming romance. Enjoy all three rich, dramatic comedies of manners and romance, as seen on PBS and BBC America.

UPC: 883929012695
Source: BBC WARNER
Region Code: 1
Editions: Mixed Media Set
Time: 13:44:00
Sales Rank: 1,248

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Features:

Closed Caption; ; The Making of Wives ; ; ; and Daughters; Who the Dickens is Mrs. Gaskell?; ; Cranford - The Making of Cranford; ; North & South - Commentary on Episodes 1 & 4 by Kate Bartlett, Brian Percival and Sandy Welch; Specially recorded interview with Richard Armitage; Deleted Scenes; Production notes; ; Wives and Daughters ; The Making of Wives and Daughters; Who the Dickens is Mrs. Gaskell?

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Disc #1 -- Cranford - Episodes 1-3
1. Chapter 1 [12:36]
2. Chapter 2 [7:30]
3. Chapter 3 [14:15]
4. Chapter 4 [11:07]
5. Chapter 5 [11:29]
6. Chapter 6 [1:13]
1. Chapter 1 [12:36]
2. Chapter 2 [7:30]
3. Chapter 3 [14:15]
4. Chapter 4 [11:07]
5. Chapter 5 [11:29]
6. Chapter 6 [1:13]
1. Chapter 1 [12:17]
2. Chapter 2 [12:05]
3. Chapter 3 [9:22]
4. Chapter 4 [11:02]
5. Chapter 5 [12:51]
Disc #2 -- Cranford - Episodes 4-5
1. Chapter 1 [11:10]
2. Chapter 2 [9:10]
3. Chapter 3 [10:14]
4. Chapter 4 [9:45]
5. Chapter 5 [17:40]
6. Chapter 6 [:38]
1. Chapter 1 [11:10]
2. Chapter 2 [9:10]
3. Chapter 3 [10:14]
4. Chapter 4 [9:45]
5. Chapter 5 [17:40]
6. Chapter 6 [:38]
7. Chapter 7 [:00]
Disc #3 -- North & South - Episodes 1-2
1. Chapter 1 [6:29]
2. Chapter 2 [4:53]
3. Chapter 3 [6:45]
4. Chapter 4 [7:23]
5. Chapter 5 [4:17]
6. Chapter 6 [14:02]
1. Chapter 1 [6:29]
2. Chapter 2 [4:53]
3. Chapter 3 [6:45]
4. Chapter 4 [7:23]
5. Chapter 5 [4:17]
6. Chapter 6 [14:02]
7. Chapter 7 [5:39]
8. Chapter 8 [8:11]
Disc #4 -- North & South - Episodes 3-4
1. Chapter 1 [3:51]
2. Chapter 2 [2:45]
3. Chapter 3 [8:12]
4. Chapter 4 [13:42]
5. Chapter 5 [4:47]
6. Chapter 6 [8:46]
7. Chapter 7 [10:31]
8. Chapter 8 [5:29]
1. Chapter 1 [9:54]
2. Chapter 2 [11:32]
3. Chapter 3 [4:00]
4. Chapter 4 [3:14]
5. Chapter 5 [5:18]
6. Chapter 6 [2:59]
7. Chapter 7 [9:35]
8. Chapter 8 [10:23]
9. Chapter 9 [:00]
Disc #5 -- Wives & Daughters - Episodes 1-2
1. In a Strange House [6:31]
2. Seven Years Later [3:23]
3. A Frustrated Lover [3:37]
4. Visiting the Hamleys [5:30]
5. An Unexpected Reunion [3:31]
6. Osborne's Shocking Failure [4:50]
7. A Sudden Proposal [5:57]
8. Confiding in Roger [5:34]
9. Molly Meets Claire [6:31]
10. Wedding Plans [3:23]
11. Byron and Bees [3:37]
12. A New Mamma [5:30]
13. Sickness and Worry [3:31]
14. Unwelcome Changes [4:50]
15. End Titles [5:57]
8. Brotherly Confidences [5:34]
1. Cynthia Arrives [4:55]
2. Seven Years Later [4:08]
3. A Frustrated Lover [4:21]
4. Visiting the Hamleys [3:21]
5. An Unexpected Reunion [3:44]
6. Osborne's Shocking Failure [1:56]
7. A Sudden Proposal [10:35]
8. Confiding in Roger [5:42]
9. Unwelcome Gifts [2:14]
10. At the Dance [6:24]
11. The Duchess Arrives [5:32]
12. The Next Day [4:37]
13. Invitation to Africa [4:13]
14. Taken Ill [8:31]
15. Young Love [4:27]
16. End Titles [1:12]
Disc #6 -- Wives & Daughters - Episodes 3-4
1. Roger Leaves England [2:27]
2. A Secret and a Scheme [5:22]
3. A Man's Promise and a Woman's Wish [3:53]
4. The Fathers Meet [3:27]
5. A Letter from Africa [6:21]
6. Coxe's Disappointment [5:53]
7. Clues and Suspicions [4:45]
8. A Trip to London [4:36]
9. Osbourne's Despair [3:49]
10. A Couple of Gossips [5:58]
11. Cynthia Returns [6:11]
12. Hints and Insinuations [2:40]
13. A Shocking Discovery [4:28]
14. Cynthia's Confession [7:21]
15. Molly Confronts Preston [5:43]
16. End Titles [1:07]
1. Love Letters [5:42]
2. Another Secret to Keep [3:09]
3. Scandal Over Cards [3:40]
4. The Truth Comes Out [3:53]
5. Lady Harriet Takes a Hand [4:48]
6. A Flirt and a Jilt [4:45]
7. Cynthia Repents [3:46]
8. A Sudden Sorrow [7:06]
9. The Secret Heir [2:10]
10. Making Arrangements [6:32]
11. Another Proposal [5:17]
12. Back from Africa [8:08]
13. Back at Hamley Hall [4:47]
14. Scarlet Fever [3:53]
15. Together at Last [7:25]
16. End Titles [1:34]
Disc #7 -- Wives & Daughters - Special Features
1. The Plot, the People and the Place [9:40]
2. The Gibson Family [6:27]
3. A Story of Relationships [6:32]
4. Awards and End Credits [6:57]

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