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Jane Austen's classic tale of two very different sisters. Tracey Childs plays the young Marianne, with her passionate hunger for emotional experience & Irene Richard plays her sister Elinor, ...
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Marianne cannot understand Elinor's philosophical acceptance of their new lives at Barton Cottage as her own heart is breaking for their beloved house at Norwood.
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Just as it seems that Willoughby and Marianne must be about to announce their engagement, he departs for London, leaving her bewildered and desolate.
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| Irene Richard | ... | Elinor Dashwood 7 episodes, 1981 | |
| Tracey Childs | ... | Marianne Dashwood 7 episodes, 1981 | |
| Annie Leon | ... | Mrs. Jennings 7 episodes, 1981 | |
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Robert Swann | ... | Colonel Brandon 6 episodes, 1981 |
| Donald Douglas | ... | Sir John Middleton 5 episodes, 1981 | |
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Marjorie Bland | ... | Lady Middleton 5 episodes, 1981 |
| Bosco Hogan | ... | Edward Ferrars 5 episodes, 1981 | |
| Peter Woodward | ... | John Willoughby 4 episodes, 1981 | |
| John Owens | ... | Tom 4 episodes, 1981 | |
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Gina Rowe | ... | Susan 4 episodes, 1981 |
| Diana Fairfax | ... | Mrs. Dashwood 4 episodes, 1981 | |
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Peter Gale | ... | John Dashwood 3 episodes, 1981 |
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The Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, must search for a new house with their mother; their former home and the majority of the money having been inherited by their half-brother at the passing of their father. The family is given the lease of a cottage by a kind cousin. Disciplined and restrained Elinor forms an attachment to quiet Edward Ferrars, while her impetuous and emotional sister Marianne falls for dashing John Willoughby. However, the Dashwoods' lack of fortune and the strict social structure of 18th century England affects the marriage prospects of both sisters. Written by L. Hamre
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Marianne Dashwood: You never confide in me!
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Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Filmed in Devon over a particularly wet summer. Most of the scenes that take place in the rain were naturally occurring. See more »Goofs
The fine mesh diffusing filter is very clearly visible in many exterior and interior scenes - it is very distracting. See more »Quotes
Elinor Dashwood: If you would confide in me...Marianne Dashwood: You never confide in me!
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Piano Sonatina in G Major: II. Rondo - AllegroComposed by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Emma Thompson(Elinor) in the 1995 version scripts herself more time on screen compared to Kate Winslet(Marianne).This version focuses on BOTH of the sisters equally. This version is far more faithful to the novel than the movie made in 1995. The only flaw in this version is the mysterious disappearance (non-inclusion) of the youngest sister, Margaret.