Sense & Sensibility 

Widow Dashwood and her three unmarried daughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, inherit only a tiny allowance. So they move out of their grand Sussex home to a more modest cottage in ... See full summary »

Stars:

Dominic Cooper, Charity Wakefield, Hattie Morahan

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dominic Cooper	...	Willoughby (3 episodes, 2008)
Charity Wakefield	...	Marianne Dashwood (3 episodes, 2008)
Hattie Morahan	...	Elinor Dashwood (3 episodes, 2008)
Janet McTeer	...	Mrs. Dashwood (3 episodes, 2008)
Lucy Boynton	...	Margaret Dashwood (3 episodes, 2008)
David Morrissey	...	Colonel Brandon (3 episodes, 2008)
Linda Bassett	...	Mrs Jennings (3 episodes, 2008)
Mark Williams	...	Sir John Middleton (3 episodes, 2008)
Claire Skinner	...	Fanny Dashwood (3 episodes, 2008)
Rosanna Lavelle	...	Lady Middleton (3 episodes, 2008)
Dan Stevens	...	Edward Ferrars (3 episodes, 2008)
Mark Gatiss	...	John Dashwood (2 episodes, 2008)
Caroline Hayes	...	Eliza (2 episodes, 2008)
David Glover	...	Foot (2 episodes, 2008)
Daisy Haggard	...	Miss Steele (2 episodes, 2008)
Anna Madeley	...	Lucy Steele (2 episodes, 2008)
Leo Bill	...	Robert Ferrars (2 episodes, 2008)
Morgan Overton	...	Little Henry (2 episodes, 2008)
Tim McMullan	...	Mr Palmer (2 episodes, 2008)
Tabitha Wady	...	Charlotte Palmer (2 episodes, 2008)
Roy Holder	...	Thomas (2 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

Widow Dashwood and her three unmarried daughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, inherit only a tiny allowance. So they move out of their grand Sussex home to a more modest cottage in Devonshire. There, the prevailing ambition is to find suitable husbands for the girls. With help from wealthy neighbor Sir John Middleton, suitors for Elinor and Marianne are soon found, but not landed. They include dashing Willoughby, future vicar Edward Ferrars and retired colonial gentleman Colonel Brandon.

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Plot Keywords:

cottage | colonel | empire fashion | london england | jane austen | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK] PBS [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sinn und Sinnlichkeit

Filming Locations:

Berkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min (1 Episode) 58 min (1 Episode) 59 min (1 Episode)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Script writer Andrew Davies modeled the character of chubby, over-indulged Harry Dashwood, son of John and Fanny, after the character Eric Cartman in the animated series South Park (1997). Davies wanted to portray Harry eating "cheesy-poofs" in every scene. (Fruit crisps were substituted for cheesy-poofs.)

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Goofs

The scene: Elinor finds Edward chopping wood in the rain. We see Elinor approaching with her arms holding the shawl over her head and shoulders. When the shot shifts and we see Elinor from her back, the shawl is covering only her head, with arms over the shawl.

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Connections

Version of Sense and Sensibility (1995)

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Soundtracks

Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain
Traditional
Words by William Shakespeare
Performed by Charity Wakefield

User Reviews

A great TV mini-series.

I totally disagree with all the negative comments about this film. I mean, it was a little rushed at times, especially at the end. However, all in all it was a great film to watch and you did not feel in any way that Elinor and Marrianne married the wrong men! In the Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant version, I think you get the impression that Elinor should marry Col. Brandon!

The acting was of the high quality you expect from any BBC production and the music was absolutely fantastic. The editing was a little patchy at times, but otherwise sound.

I would absolutely recommend this version to any true Jane Austen fan, it does not disappoint, in fact it leaves you with that same warm fuzzy feeling that each novel and most of the film adaptations always do!

Happy Watching!