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Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

7,1 /10 (15 Votes)
1981 EN 1 Seasons

Overview

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.

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First air date

01/02/1981

Votes

15

Popularity

1.4

Genres

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Created by

Barry Letts

Networks

BBC One

Language

EN

Last air date

1981-03-15

Episodes

7

Episode runtime

25 min

Website

www.bbc.co.uk
Miniseries

Miniseries

7 episodes • 1981

A story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England. Elinor, d…

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Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

2021-05-28

⭐ 9

I have watched this BBC version of Sense and Sensibility two or three times, so you know I like it. Like some other BBC adaptations from the 70s and 80s, the production value occasionally pales next to more recent versions, but it is rarely noticed when you are caught up in the story. It has been many years since I read the book, so I cannot comment on whether I like changes they might have made to the story, but I am never bothered by small edits they make from the book if it is well done. Video and books have different ways of telling the story sometimes. One little oddity that didn’t …

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