Sophia and Constance
1988
📺 1 Season
🎬 6 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 50 min/ep
The contrasting lives of two sisters from the middle of the 19th century to the first decade of the 20th. The locations range from the Potteries town of Bursley to Paris as their stories unfold. An adaptation of the 1908 novel “The Old Wives' Tale” by Arnold Bennett.
Seasons
Season 1
Headstrong and proud, Sophia struggles against the wishes of her family while her sister Constance - quiet, but no less passionate - accepts a future in the family draper's shop. Then, when the Wakes Week festivities are at their height, Sophia's impetuous and romantic nature leads to tradegy.
Network
BBC Two
Keywords
period drama