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18/04/1971 Drama 0h 45m
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Overview

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

Top billed cast

  1. Ann Firbank

    Anne Elliot

  2. Bryan Marshall

    Captain Wentworth

  3. Marian Spencer

    Lady Russell

  4. Richard Vernon

    Admiral Croft

  5. Basil Dignam

    Sir Walter Elliot

  6. Valerie Gearon

    Elizabeth Elliot

  7. Georgine Anderson

    Mrs. Croft

  8. Morag Hood

    Mary Musgrove

  9. Rowland Davies

    Charles Musgrove

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Current Season

Season 1

 1971 | 5 Episodes

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

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A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-03-01
I watched this miniseries adaptation of the Jane Austen classic many years ago and liked it just fine, and found it to be entertaining when watching it again recently. The actors do a credible job and the writing seems true to the novel.

The production does feel dated now, perhaps not aging quite as well as the content. The overall look of it not as vivid as the more recent version from 2007. It also feels a little restrained, not dramatic enough to jump off the screen and grab the viewer. But it is a product of its time and of the BBC’s treatments of Austen’s novels. I feel like I shou...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Persuasion

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