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Sense and Sensibility is a 1981 BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. The seven-part series was dramatized by Alexander Baron, and directed by Rodney Bennett. This telling of the tale omits the character of Margaret Dashwood, the younger sister of Elinor and Marianne. It has been remastered.
Original Release
02/01/1981 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Irene Richard | Elinor Dashwood |
Tracey Childs | Marianne Dashwood |
Annie Leon | Mrs. Jennings |
Robert Swann | Colonel Brandon |
Donald Douglas | Sir John Middleton |
Marjorie Bland | Lady Middleton |
Bosco Hogan | Edward Ferrars |
Peter Woodward | John Willoughby |
John Owens | Tom |
Gina Rowe | Susan |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 01 February 1981 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 08 February 1981 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 15 February 1981 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 22 February 1981 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 01 March 1981 |
6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 08 March 1981 |
7 | Episode #1.7 | Sunday, 15 March 1981 |
Directors
Writers
Jane Austen, Denis Constanduros, Alexander Baron
Cast
Name | Character |
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Irene Richard | Elinor Dashwood |
Tracey Childs | Marianne Dashwood |
Annie Leon | Mrs. Jennings |
Robert Swann | Colonel Brandon |
Donald Douglas | Sir John Middleton |
Marjorie Bland | Lady Middleton |
Bosco Hogan | Edward Ferrars |
Peter Woodward | John Willoughby |
John Owens | Tom |
Gina Rowe | Susan |
Diana Fairfax | Mrs. Dashwood |
Peter Gale | John Dashwood |
Amanda Boxer | Fanny Dashwood |
Julia Chambers | Lucy Steele |
Elizabeth Benson | Mrs. Wallis |
Philip Bowen | Robert Ferrars |
Pippa Sparkes | Ann Steele |
Hetty Baynes | Charlotte Palmer |
William Lawford | Clay |
Christopher Brown | Mr. Palmer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Barry Letts | Producer |