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1981

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Set in rural Georgian England, the story of two beautiful sisters who have totally differing attitudes to life and love as they search for true love and happiness in a society obsessed with both financial and social status. Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Read more

Starring	Irene Richard, Tracey Childs, Diana Fairfax
Genres	Drama

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- - 8
  - 0
  Amature and poor
  
  it's a BBC play, not a film. The acting is poor and the sound is dreadful. I watched the first 15 minutes and had quite enough. Poor Jane Austen, I bet she ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Martin Greiner
  - Brentwood, England
  - 08 Jun 2007 at 09:23
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  - 0
  A beloved film that follows me through life
  
  I have first seen this made-for-TV series in the mid-1980s far away from England while myself a teenager. I identified more with the love and romance of the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cambridgeshire
  - 22 Feb 2011 at 23:28
- - 0
  - 0
  Not one for Austen fans
  
  This film was so dry and dull. The Elinor and Marianna characters was not likeable, nor was Edward. Save yourself on this one.
  
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  - London
  - 19 Nov 2009 at 10:04
- - 0
  - 0
  1980 - says it all
  
  Do you fancy a trip back in time? to when 4:3 was the format of the day, and colour television was a new thing.
  
  It also appears that acting was a new... read more »
  
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  - Manchester
  - 24 Mar 2009 at 22:01
- - 0
  - 0
  painful
  
  Switched it off after trying to stay awake. It was like watching paint dry, the cast appeared equally bored... a waste of money...
  
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- - regpop
  - 3 reviews
  - Haverhill
  - 09 Oct 2008 at 07:59
- - 2
  - 0
  No
  
  Don't watch it, I was bored within the first 5 mins, there are better more modern versions.
  
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  - Bexley
  - 23 Apr 2008 at 12:07
- - 0
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  classic
  
  This was ok - but not the best classic i've seen. In all honesty it could do with an updated version
  
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  - London, England
  - 19 Sep 2007 at 09:02
- - 2
  - 0
  Good - closer to reality than the film
  
  I have not yet actually read a Jane Austen book - don't know if I ever will..so if this is critical to you then ignore me now.
  
  I enjoyed this ... read more »
  
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  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 10 Jul 2007 at 12:28
- - 8
  - 0
  Amature and poor
  
  it's a BBC play, not a film. The acting is poor and the sound is dreadful. I watched the first 15 minutes and had quite enough. Poor Jane Austen, I bet she ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 447916
- - Martin Greiner
  - Brentwood, England
  - 08 Jun 2007 at 09:23
- - 0
  - 0
  what sacrilegious torment!
  
  This should have been wonderful, i greatly enjoy Austen, but this production was enough to put one off in the first five minutes, so i watched the remainder of ... read more »
  
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- - iram weir
  - westmidlands, England.
  - 29 Apr 2007 at 18:29
- - 1
  - 0
  Oh dear!
  
  As this dramatisation was made in 1980, I expected it to be a little lacking in comparison with more recent Jane... read more »
  
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- - Mims
  - Norfolk
  - 20 Jan 2007 at 20:18
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- - 8
  - 0
  Amature and poor
  
  it's a BBC play, not a film. The acting is poor and the sound is dreadful. I watched the first 15 minutes and had quite enough. Poor Jane Austen, I bet she ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 447916
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Martin Greiner
  - Brentwood, England
  - 08 Jun 2007 at 09:23
- - 3
  - 0
  Don't bother and watch the film instead
  
  Having seen the film version with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet and liked it, I decided to compare it with this BBC adaptation.
  
  I was incredibly ... read more »
  
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- - heartbamboo
  - London
  - 09 Jul 2006 at 01:39
- - 2
  - 0
  Good - closer to reality than the film
  
  I have not yet actually read a Jane Austen book - don't know if I ever will..so if this is critical to you then ignore me now.
  
  I enjoyed this ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 457202
- - a customer
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 10 Jul 2007 at 12:28
- - 2
  - 0
  No
  
  Don't watch it, I was bored within the first 5 mins, there are better more modern versions.
  
  Report this review
- 557463
- - a customer
  - Bexley
  - 23 Apr 2008 at 12:07
- - 1
  - 0
  Oh dear!
  
  As this dramatisation was made in 1980, I expected it to be a little lacking in comparison with more recent Jane... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 404309
- - Mims
  - Norfolk
  - 20 Jan 2007 at 20:18
- - 0
  - 0
  Absolutely terrible!
  
  This was without doubt the worst BBC adaption I have ever seen! I managed to force myself to watch 10 minutes before turning off in disgust. The acting was ... read more »
  
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- 380943
- - a customer
  - Staffordshire, England
  - 03 Nov 2006 at 19:21
- - 0
  - 0
  what sacrilegious torment!
  
  This should have been wonderful, i greatly enjoy Austen, but this production was enough to put one off in the first five minutes, so i watched the remainder of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 434998
- - iram weir
  - westmidlands, England.
  - 29 Apr 2007 at 18:29
- - 0
  - 0
  classic
  
  This was ok - but not the best classic i've seen. In all honesty it could do with an updated version
  
  Report this review
- 476941
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 19 Sep 2007 at 09:02
- - 0
  - 0
  painful
  
  Switched it off after trying to stay awake. It was like watching paint dry, the cast appeared equally bored... a waste of money...
  
  Report this review
- 641204
- - regpop
  - 3 reviews
  - Haverhill
  - 09 Oct 2008 at 07:59
- - 0
  - 0
  1980 - says it all
  
  Do you fancy a trip back in time? to when 4:3 was the format of the day, and colour television was a new thing.
  
  It also appears that acting was a new... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 732091
- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 24 Mar 2009 at 22:01

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  Set in rural Georgian England, the story of two beautiful sisters who have totally differing attitudes to life and love as they search for true love and happiness in a society obsessed with both financial and social status. Based on the novel by Jane Austen....