Aired Sunday August 7, 1:00pm - 2:00pmon Drama

Sense and Sensibility

Dramatisation of Jane Austen's novel. Mrs Dashwood is devastated when her husband dies. His estate and fortune are bequeathed by law to his son from a previous marriage. The Dashwoods start a new life in Devonshire but eldest daughter, Eleanor, is upset to leave her sweetheart, while her younger sister, Marianne, quickly finds she has suitors to choose from.

Cast and crew
  • John AlexanderDirector
  • Hattie MorahanElinor Dashwood
  • Charity WakefieldMarianne Dashwood
  • David MorrisseyColonel Brandon
  • Mark GatissJohn Dashwood
  • Janet McTeerMrs Dashwood