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Sense and Sensibility

  • TV Series
  • 19711971
  • 2h 58m
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6.7/10
197
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Clive Francis and Ciaran Madden in Sense and Sensibility (1971)
DramaRomance
Mrs. Dashwood and her two daughters, Elinor and Marianne, are faced with the prospect of Mrs. Dashwood's stepson and his wife moving into their home at Norland.Mrs. Dashwood and her two daughters, Elinor and Marianne, are faced with the prospect of Mrs. Dashwood's stepson and his wife moving into their home at Norland.Mrs. Dashwood and her two daughters, Elinor and Marianne, are faced with the prospect of Mrs. Dashwood's stepson and his wife moving into their home at Norland.
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6.7/10
197
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  • Stars
    • Joanna David
    • Ciaran Madden
    • Patricia Routledge
  • Stars
    • Joanna David
    • Ciaran Madden
    • Patricia Routledge
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    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Joanna David
    Joanna David
    • Elinor Dashwood
    Ciaran Madden
    Ciaran Madden
    • Marianne Dashwood
    Patricia Routledge
    Patricia Routledge
    • Mrs. Jennings
    Clive Francis
    Clive Francis
    • John Willoughby
    Robin Ellis
    Robin Ellis
    • Edward Ferrars
    Richard Owens
    Richard Owens
    • Colonel Brandon
    Isabel Dean
    Isabel Dean
    • Mrs. Dashwood
    Esme Church
    • Mary
    Michael Aldridge
    Michael Aldridge
    • Sir John Middleton
    Sheila Ballantine
    • Lady Middleton
    Jo Kendall
    Jo Kendall
    • Charlotte Palmer
    Peter Laird
    • Rodgers
    David Strong
    • Palmer
    Milton Johns
    Milton Johns
    • John Dashwood
    Kay Gallie
    • Fanny Dashwood
    Frances Cuka
    Frances Cuka
    • Lucy Steele
    Maggie Jones
    • Nancy Steele
    David Belcher
    • Robert Ferrars
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    • Trivia
      The floral gown with flounced neckline Ciaran Madden (Marianne Dashwood) wears at Barton Cottage is similar to the gown Ania Marson (Jane Fairfax) wears in Emma (1972).
    • Connections
      Referenced in Svengoolie: The Beast Must Die (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 20 in D K. 133 - II. Andante
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    8/10
    Hyacinth Bucket Steals the Acting Honours!
    Some actors & actresses play a part which is so indelibly fixed in the public mind because their own personality is so similarly shaped like the part they assume that sometimes they receive acting awards for authenticity.Such is the case with Patricia Routledge who played Hyacinth Bucket in the 1990s sit-com "Keeping up Appearances".In the 1971 TV series of Sense & Sensibility Hyacinth (Patricia) looked 25 years younger than her most famous part when she played Mrs Jennings who takes a surrogate mother type role to the two Dashwood sisters Marianne & Elinor.

    The innate characteristics of actors can never be entirely counterfeited despite the passage of years.Each of us carries a unique blueprint of our personality with us for life.So it was that I immediately spotted Joanna David as Elinor from when 24 years later she would play Mrs Gardiner in the highly acclaimed TV mini series of Pride & Prejudice.I suspect also Robin Ellis earned his laurels playing Edward Ferris for his most famous role of Poldark.

    I also noticed the director, Denis Constanduros also directed another TV Jane Austen classic of "Persuasion" in the early 1970s which I can recommend and which I saw on YouTube earlier.I preferred Kate Winslet's Marianne (1995) to that of Ciara Maddern (1971), & Charity Wakefield (2008) probably because her character concentrated more on her musical ability, a time in history of romantic poets and musicians & composers which I love.I awarded this 1971 version 8/10 as it was well produced and acted and not studio bound but had some interesting location shots.
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      • January 9, 1971 (United Kingdom)
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