text: 25 years ago today, BBC 1 premiered 4 part drama Wives and Daughters, based on Elizabeth Gaskill's novel.
  
  A brilliant cast which included Bill Paterson, Keeley Hawes, Tom Hollander, Michael Gambon, Penelope Wilton, Elizabeth Spriggs, Finty Williams and Sheridan Smith.
  
  A BBC and WGBH co-production.