Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV serial)
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Sense and Sensibility | |
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Genre | Drama |
Running time | 180 min. |
Written by | Jane Austen (novel) Andrew Davies |
Directed by | John Alexander |
Starring | Hattie Morahan Charity Wakefield Dan Stevens David Morrissey Dominic Cooper |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Original channel | BBC One |
Original run | 1 January – 13 January 2008 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
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Sense and Sensibility is a 2008 British television serial adapted by the BBC from Jane Austen's novel of the same name. It was written by Andrew Davies[1] and directed by John Alexander.[2] The serial was aired on BBC One in three parts on 1, 6 and 13 January 2008. It aired the United States in two parts on PBS's "Masterpiece" series on 30 March and 6 April 2008.
[edit] Cast
- Hattie Morahan as Elinor Dashwood
- Charity Wakefield as Marianne Dashwood
- Dominic Cooper as Willoughby
- Janet McTeer as Mrs Dashwood
- Lucy Boynton as Margaret Dashwood
- Dan Stevens as Edward Ferrars
- David Morrissey as Colonel Brandon
- Mark Williams as Sir John Middleton
- Linda Bassett as Mrs Jennings
- Daisy Haggard as Lucy Steele
- Claire Skinner as Fanny Dashwood
- Mark Gatiss as John Dashwood
- Jean Marsh as The Dowager Mrs Ferrars
- Rosanna Lavelle as Lady Middleton
- Damien Thomas as Mr Harris
- Wendy Albiston as Martha
- Oisin Dickie as Eliza's Baby
[edit] References
- ^ BBC plans major new Austen drama, BBC (5 October 2005)
- ^ Filming begins on Andrew Davies's three-part adaptation of Austen's Sense And Sensibility, BBC (13 April 2007)