Wives and Daughters is fantastic, and the miniseries is excellent as well. It was written and produced by the same team as the 1995 Pride and Prejudice and has a top notch cast.

I’m sorry to say it’s been a few years since I’ve read North and South so I don’t have talking points ready in my head. I do remember finding her take on the Industrial Revolution interesting, especially her unwillingness to praise or censor either side.