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| Sense and Sensibility | |
|---|---|
.jpg) DVD cover: Tracey Childs & Irene Richard | |
| Written by | Alexander Baron |
| Directed by | Rodney Bennett |
| Starring | Irene Richard Tracey Childs Diana Fairfax |
| Music by | Dudley Simpson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Barry Letts |
| Running time | 26 minutes (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 1 February – 15 March 1981 |
Sense and Sensibility is a 1981 BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen's 1811 novel.[1][2] The seven-part series was dramatised by Alexander Baron, and directed by Rodney Bennett.[3] This adaptation omits the character of Margaret Dashwood, the younger sister of Elinor and Marianne.[4] It has been remastered for release on DVD.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Irene Richard – Elinor Dashwood
- Tracey Childs – Marianne Dashwood
- Bosco Hogan – Edward Ferrars
- Robert Swann – Colonel Brandon
- Diana Fairfax – Mrs. Dashwood
- Donald Douglas – Sir John Middleton
- Annie Leon – Mrs. Jennings
- Peter Woodward – John Willoughby
- Marjorie Bland – Lady Middleton
- Peter Gale – John Dashwood
- Amanda Boxer – Fanny Dashwood
- Christopher Brown – Mr. Palmer
- Hetty Baynes – Charlotte Palmer
- Julia Chambers – Lucy Steele
- Pippa Sparkes – Ann Steele
- Philip Bowen – Robert Ferrars
- Margot Van der Burgh – Mrs. Ferrars
References
[edit]- ^ "New series Sense and Sensibility". 1 February 1981. p. 35. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Sense and Sensibility Part 5 (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Sense and Sensibility". 15 March 1981. p. 33. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ a b Nattress, Laurel Ann (24 February 2011). "Sense and Sensibility 1981 – A Review". Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
