Persuasion

What's It About?

England, 1814. It's several years since Anne Elliot was persuaded by her friend to reject the marriage proposal from Captain Wentworth, a naval rating who is now a prosperous captain. He returns to find Anne's family on the brink of financial ruin. Amid the etiquette of social arrangements, their reunion gradually gives voice to long-buried emotions.

Genres

Romance

• Overview
• Cast
• Directors

Overview

England, 1814. It's several years since Anne Elliot was persuaded by her friend to reject the marriage proposal from Captain Wentworth, a naval rating who is now a prosperous captain. He returns to find Anne's family on the brink of financial ruin. Amid the etiquette of social arrangements, their reunion gradually gives voice to long-buried emotions.

Genres

Romance,  

Cast

Amanda Root

Ciarán Hinds

Susan Fleetwood

Corin Redgrave

Fiona Shaw

John Woodvine

Phoebe Nicholls

Samuel West

Sophie Thompson

Judy Cornwell

Simon Beale

Felicity Dean

David Collings

Justin Avoth

David Acton

Bill McGuirk

Victoria Hamilton

Emma Roberts

Roger Hammond

Tom Rigby

Alex Wilman

Isaac Maxwell Hunt

Robert Glenister

Richard McCabe

Roger Watkins

Roger Llewellyn

Darlene Johnson

Cinnamon Faye

Ken Shorter

Helen Schlesinger

Directors

Roger Michell