Persuasion

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Persuasion (1971)

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British television adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name.

Series Cast

Ann Firbank

Anne Elliot

5 Episodes
Bryan Marshall

Captain Wentworth

5 Episodes
Marian Spencer

Lady Russell

5 Episodes
Richard Vernon

Admiral Croft

5 Episodes
Basil Dignam

Sir Walter Elliot

5 Episodes
Valerie Gearon

Elizabeth Elliot

5 Episodes
Georgine Anderson

Mrs. Croft

5 Episodes
Morag Hood

Mary Musgrove

5 Episodes
Rowland Davies

Charles Musgrove

5 Episodes
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Miniseries

1971 | 5 Episodes

Season 1 of Persuasion premiered on April 18, 1971.

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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 wa... read the rest.

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