Persuasion

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Synopsis:

Sally Hawkins, Anthony Head and Rupert Penry-Jones star in a drama adaptation of Jane Austen's final novel. Sir Walter Elliot's costly habits force him to rent out the beloved family home, Kellynch Hall, and move to a more manageable abode in Bath. Daughter Anne is alarmed to find the new tenants are relatives of one Frederick Wentworth - a man she once loved, but was persuaded not to marry because of his lack of rank or fortune. With Michael Fenton-Stevens and Julia Davis

Cast:

Jennifer Higham as Louisa Musgrove, Rosamund Stephen as Henrietta Musgrove, Stella Gonet as Mrs Musgrove, Sam Hazeldine as Charles Musgrove, Louis Shergold as Little Charles, Nicholas Farrell as Mr Musgrove, Rupert Penry-Jones as Captain Frederick Wentworth, Joseph Mawle as Harry Harville, Finlay Robertson as James Benwick, Tobias Menzies as William Elliot, Sally Hawkins as Anne Elliot, Brian Knight as Innkeeper, Maisie Dimbleby as Mrs Smith, Sarah Buckland as Nurse Rooke, Tilly Tremayne as Viscountess Dalrymple, Alice Krige as Lady Russell, Rupert Penry-Jones as Capt Frederick Wentworth, Anthony Head as Sir Walter Elliot, Julia Davis as Elizabeth Elliot, Michael Fenton Stevens as Mr Shepherd, Mary Stockley as Mrs Clay, Peter Wight as Admiral Croft, Marion Bailey as Mrs Croft, Amanda Hale as Mary Elliot

Credits:

Simon Burke - Scriptwriter, Writer, Murray Ferguson - Executive-Producer, Rebecca Eaton - Executive-Producer, David Snodin - Producer, Adrian Shergold - Director

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