''Sense and Sensibility'' is a 1981

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television adaptation of

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's 1811 novel. The seven-part series was dramatised by

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, and directed by

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. This adaptation omits the character of Margaret Dashwood, the younger sister of Elinor and Marianne. It has been remastered for release on DVD.

Cast

* Irene Richard –

Elinor Dashwood Elinor Dashwood is a fictional character and the protagonist of Jane Austen's 1811 novel ''Sense and Sensibility''. In this novel, Austen analyses the conflict between the opposing temperaments of sense (logic, propriety, and thoughtfulness, as ...

Tracey Childs Tracey Childs (born 30 May 1963) is an English actress known for playing Lynne Howard in the 1980s drama series ''Howards' Way''. Her other television roles include Marianne Dashwood in ''Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series), Sense and Sensib ...

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Marianne Dashwood Marianne Dashwood (eventually Marianne Brandon) is a fictional character in Jane Austen's 1811 novel ''Sense and Sensibility''. The 16-year-old second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood, she mostly embodies the "sensibility" of the title, a ...

* Bosco Hogan –

Edward Ferrars Edward Ferrars is a fictional character in Jane Austen's 1811 novel ''Sense and Sensibility''. He is the elder of Fanny Dashwood's two brothers and forms an attachment to Elinor Dashwood. As first described in ''Sense and Sensibility'': "Edward ...

* Robert Swann –

Colonel Brandon Colonel Brandon is a fictional character in Jane Austen's 1811 novel ''Sense and Sensibility''. A quiet and reserved man, he forms an attachment to the middle Dashwood sister, Marianne whom he eventually marries happily. Background The younger s ...

* Diana Fairfax – Mrs. Dashwood * Donald Douglas – Sir John Middleton * Annie Leon – Mrs. Jennings *

Peter Woodward Peter Woodward (born 24 January 1956) is an English actor, screenwriter and stuntman. He is best known for his role as Galen in the '' Babylon 5'' spin-offs '' Babylon 5: A Call to Arms'', ''Crusade'' and '' Babylon 5: The Lost Tales''. He ...

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John Willoughby John Willoughby is a fictional character in Jane Austen's 1811 novel ''Sense and Sensibility''. He is described as being a handsome young man with a small estate, but has expectations of inheriting his aunt's large estate. He is in love with Ma ...

* Marjorie Bland – Lady Middleton * Peter Gale – John Dashwood *

Amanda Boxer Amanda Boxer (born 1948) is an English theatre, television, and film actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998). Early life Boxer was born in London, the daughter of English scholar C.R. Boxer a ...

– Fanny Dashwood * Christopher Brown – Mr. Palmer *

Hetty Baynes Henrietta Sara Louise Baynes (born 16 August 1956) is an English film, television and theatre actress. She began her career in ballet by training from the age of 10 at the Royal Ballet School and made her professional debut, at the age of 12, in ...

– Charlotte Palmer * Julia Chambers – Lucy Steele * Pippa Sparkes – Ann Steele *

Philip Bowen Philip Bowen is a British actor who has appeared in a number of British film and television roles including in '' The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', ''Kavanagh QC'' and ''Soldier Soldier''. He was born in Sutton Co ...

– Robert Ferrars * Margot Van der Burgh – Mrs. Ferrars * John Owens - Tom, the Gardener.

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