Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV miniseries)

Sense and Sensibility is a 2008 British television drama adaptation of Jane Austens 1811 eponymous novel. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies, who revealed that the aim of the series was to make viewers forget Ang Lees 1995 film. 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. Sense and Sensibility was directed by John Alexander and produced by Anne Pivcevic. Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield star as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, two sisters who go on a voyage of burgeoning sexual and romantic discovery.

When Henry Dashwood Simon Williams dies, he leaves his entire fortune and his home, Norland Park, to his son John Mark Gatiss. John promises that he will provide for his stepmother, Mrs. Dashwood Janet McTeer, and halfsisters Elinor Hattie Morahan, Marianne Charity Wakefield, and Margaret Lucy Boynton. However, Johns wife, Fanny Claire Skinner, convinces him to give the family a smaller inheritance than he had intended. Fannys brother, Edward Ferrars Dan Stevens, comes to visit, and he quickly befriends Elinor. While Mrs. Dashwood hopes they will become engaged, Fanny informs her that his mother will not approve the match. Mrs. Dashwood receives a letter from her cousin, Sir John Middleton Mark Williams, offering her a small cottage house on his estate, Barton Park in Devonshire, and she and her daughters decide to leave Norland immediately.During a welcome dinner at Barton Park, Sir John introduces the Dashwoods to his wife, Lady Middleton Rosanna Lavelle her mother, Mrs. Jennings Linda Bassett and their family friend, Colonel Brandon David Morrissey. Brandon instantly falls in love with Marianne, but she believes he is too old for her. While out walking with Margaret, Marianne falls and twists her ankle. She is rescued by a young man, who carries her back to the cottage. He introduces himself as John Willoughby Dominic Cooper, and states that he will return to check on Marianne the following day. Brandon also comes to visit, but upon seeing Willoughby, he quickly departs. Willoughby and Marianne grow close through their mutual love of poetry, and he later takes a lock of her hair. Mrs. Dashwood and Elinor begin to speculate on whether they have become secretly engaged. ........

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