Sophia and Constance
Appearance
Sophia and Constance is a British drama television series which originally aired on the BBC in six episodes between 13 April and 18 May 1988.[1] It was an adaptation of the 1908 novel The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett which follows the lives of two sisters through the Victorian era.
Cast
Alfred Burke (Mr Critchlow), Lynsey Beauchamp (Constance as a young woman) episodes 2, 3 and 5, Nigel Bradshaw (Samuel Povey) episodes 1, 2, 3 and 5, Katy Behean (Sophia as a young woman) episodes 2 to 4, Freda Dowie (Miss Insull), Patricia Routledge (Mrs Baines) episodes 1 to 3, Phyllis Calvert (Constance as an old woman) episode 6, Helen Cherry (Sophia as an old woman) episode 6, Beryl Reid (Madame Foucault) episode 4.