Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series)

*Sense and Sensibility*
Sense and Sensibility
	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.

External links[edit]

Sense and Sensibility at BBC Online
Sense and Sensibility at IMDb
Sense and Sensibility at the BFI's Screenonline

[1] "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.

[2] "Sense and Sensibility Part 5 (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[3] "Sense and Sensibility". 15 March 1981. p. 33. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via BBC Genome.

[austenprose-4] Nattress, Laurel Ann (24 February 2011). "Sense and Sensibility 1981 – A Review". Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

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