Sense and Sensibility (2008)
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Cast & Crew.
Hattie Morahan
Elinor Dashwood
David Morrissey
Colonel Brandon
Mark Gatiss
John Dashwood
Janet McTeer
Mrs. Dashwood
Dominic Cooper
Willoughby
Claire Skinner
Fanny Dashwood
Charity Wakefield
Marianne Dashwood
Lucy Boynton
Margaret Dashwood
Dan Stevens
Edward Ferrars
Mark Williams
Sir John Middleton
Anna Madeley
Lucy Steele
Daisy Haggard
Miss Steele
Linda Bassett
Mrs. Jennings
Rosanna Lavelle
Lady Middleton
Caroline Hayes
Eliza
Leo Bill
Robert Ferrars
Simon Williams
Henry Dashwood
Jean Marsh
Mrs. Ferrars
Steev Cornwall
Referee
David Glover
Foot
Ray Gardner
Duel Doctor
Robert Forknall
Second
David Glover
Dashwood's Footman
Johanna Hargreaves
Servant
Morgan Overton
Little Henry
Tim McMullan
Mr Palmer
Tabitha Wady
Charlotte Palmer
Oriane Messina
Maid at Cleveland
Damien Thomas
Mr Harris
Andrew Davies
Creator / Writer
Roy Holder
Thomas
John Alexander
Director
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Release DateJanuary 1, 2008
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes3
Running Time52m
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Sense and Sensibility is a 2008 British television drama adaptation of Jane Austen's 1811 novel Sense and Sensibility. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies, who revealed that the aim of the series was to make viewers forget Ang Lee's 1995 film Sense and Sensibility. The series was "more overtly sexual" than previous Austen adaptations, and Davies included scenes featuring a seduction and a duel that were absent from the feature film but are suggested in Austen's book. Sense and Sensibility was directed by John Alexander and produced by Anne Pivcevic. Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield starred as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, two sisters who go on "a voyage of burgeoning sexual and romantic discovery".
The series was shot on location in the English counties of Berkshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire and Devon for two months from April 2007. Sense and Sensibility was co-produced by the BBC and American studio WGBH Boston. It was aired in three parts from 1 January 2008 in the United Kingdom and attracted an average of 6 million viewers per episode. The first episode also became one of the top ten most streamed programmes on the BBC iPlayer. Sense and Sensibility garnered mostly positive reviews from television critics, while the cast and crew earned several award nominations for their work. It was released on a two-disc DVD in the UK on 14 January 2008.