Miniseries · BBC One
Sense and Sensibility
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Hattie Morahan
Elinor Dashwood
3 eps
Charity Wakefield
Marianne Dashwood
3 eps
Dan Stevens
Edward Ferrars
3 eps
David Morrissey
Colonel Brandon
3 eps
Lucy Boynton
Margaret Dashwood
3 eps
Janet McTeer
Mrs. Dashwood
3 eps
Linda Bassett
Mrs. Jennings
3 eps
Claire Skinner
Fanny Dashwood
3 eps
Mark Williams
Sir John Middleton
3 eps
Rosanna Lavelle
Lady Middleton
3 eps
Dominic Cooper
Willoughby
3 eps
Mark Gatiss
John Dashwood
2 eps
Anna Madeley
Lucy Steele
2 eps
Daisy Haggard
Miss Steele
2 eps
Leo Bill
Robert Ferrars
2 eps
Roy Holder
Thomas
2 eps
Tabitha Wady
Charlotte Palmer
2 eps
Tim McMullan
Mr Palmer
2 eps
Morgan Overton
Little Henry
2 eps
David Glover
Foot
2 eps
Caroline Hayes
Eliza
2 eps
Simon Williams
Henry Dashwood
1 eps
Jean Marsh
Mrs Ferrars
1 eps
Damien Thomas
Mr Harris
1 eps
Campbell Graham
Jenkins
1 eps
Wendy Albiston
Martha
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Sense and Sensibility actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Sense and Sensibility reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Sense and Sensibility is a 2008 British television drama, based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies, who said that the aim of the series was to make viewers forget Ang Lee's 1995 film version. As such, this series was more overtly sexual than previous Austen adaptations, and Davies included scenes featuring a seduction and a duel that are suggested in Austen's novel but absent from the feature film.
A story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents sense. Outspoken, impetuous, emotional Marianne represents sensibility.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 3 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Miniseries
20083 episodes
5.5IMDbA story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents sense. Outspoken, impetuous, emotional Marianne represents sensibility.
Best episode · S01E03 Part 3
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jessica PopeExecutive Producer
- Rebecca EatonExecutive Producer
- Anne PivcevicProducer
Writing
- Andrew DaviesWriter
Direction
- John AlexanderDirector
Cinematography
- Sean BobbittDirector of Photography
Music
- Martin PhippsOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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