Persuasion

Overview:

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

Created by:

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

4/18/1971

Last air date:

5/16/1971

Key words:

based on novel or book
unrequited love
family relationships
class differences
period drama
aristocrat
19th century
empire fashion
british navy

Seasons

Miniseries

5 Episodes

Cast

Ann Firbank

~ as ~

Anne Elliot

Bryan Marshall

~ as ~

Captain Wentworth

Marian Spencer

~ as ~

Lady Russell

Richard Vernon

~ as ~

Admiral Croft

Basil Dignam

~ as ~

Sir Walter Elliot

Valerie Gearon

~ as ~

Elizabeth Elliot

Georgine Anderson

~ as ~

Mrs. Croft

Morag Hood

~ as ~

Mary Musgrove

Rowland Davies

~ as ~

Charles Musgrove

Mel Martin

~ as ~

Henrietta Musgrove

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Reviews (1)

Peter McGinn
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
I watched this miniseries adaptation of the Jane Austen classic many years ago and liked it just fine, and found it to be entertaining when watching it again recently. The actors do a credible job and the writing seems true to the novel.

The production does feel dated now, perhaps not aging quite as well as the content. The overall look of it not as vivid as the more recent version from 2007. It also feels a little restrained, not dramatic enough to jump off the screen and grab the viewer. But it is a product of its time and of the BBC’s treatments of Austen’s novels. I feel like I should watch the later version now to see if it is indeed more energetic as I remember it in comparison.