Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series) explained

Director:	Rodney Bennett
Producer:	Barry Letts
Runtime:	26 minutes (per episode)
Starring:	Irene Richard Tracey Childs Diana Fairfax
Music:	Dudley Simpson
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	7
Country:	United Kingdom
Network:	BBC1

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.

Cast

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

Notes and References

Web site: New series Sense and Sensibility. 1 February 1981. 2986. 35. BBC Genome. 23 June 2021. 23 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623143033/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b0addf883a2547bab59fd2424e7399d6. live.
Web site: Sense and Sensibility Part 5 (1981). BFI. 23 June 2021. 23 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623143123/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b83a71811. dead.
Web site: Sense and Sensibility. 15 March 1981. 2992. 33. BBC Genome. 23 June 2021. 23 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623143017/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a2d93106a9c84bc7bdff44f406e9fa8b. live.
Web site: Sense and Sensibility 1981 – A Review. Laurel Ann. Nattress. 24 February 2011. 23 June 2021. 23 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623142956/https://austenprose.com/2011/02/24/sense-and-sensibility-1981-a-review/. live.