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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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK] PBS [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sense & Sensibility

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) 174 min (3 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sheer dotted muslin gown Charity Wakefield (Marianne Dashwood) wears at Norland Park is the same gown Kate Winslet, (Marianne Dashwood), wears during the lawn bowling scene at Barton Park in Sense and Sensibility (1995). The costume is also worn by Amelia Warner (Fanny Price, age 17) in Mansfield Park (1999) and by Jennifer Higham (Louisa Musgrove) at Uppercross in Persuasion (2007).

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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

Featured in The Story of the Costume Drama: The Stars (2008)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Already giving 1995 version a run for its money.

I believe that this adaptation shall be another triumph to add to Andrew Davies already sublime list of adaptations!! The beginning of the first episode left me a bit doubtful but then it really got going. I for one am waiting in anticipation for episode 2 to air!!

In response to the previous comment on the camera work - have you been watching TV and film lately?? Each adaptation offers us something new from the story, a story which has already been exploited many times before and is well known.

A huge well done to all involved - i just know this adaptation will give the 1995 version a run for its money!!