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Persuasion: Episode 1

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by Jane Austen.
Dramatised for television in four episodes by Michael Voysey and Barbara Burnham.

In which Miss Anne Elliot, who was persuaded to reject her suitor Captain Wentworth, hears of his return to England.

Contributors

Author:
Jane Austen
Dramatised by:
Michael Voysey
Dramatised by:
Barbara Burnham
Producer:
Campbell Logan
Designer:
Stephen Bundy
Sir Walter Elliot:
George Curzon
Anne Elliot:
Daphne Slater
Elizabeth Elliot:
Jane Hardie
Footman:
Philip Howard
Lady Russell:
Fabia Drake
Mr Shepherd:
Lockwood West
Mrs Clay:
Daphne Anderson
Captain Wentworth:
Paul Daneman
Mrs Croft:
Thea Holme
Admiral Croft:
William Mervin
Mary Musgrove:
Clare Austin
Mrs Musgrove:
Olga Lindo
Henrietta Musgrove:
Diane Clare
Mr Musgrove:
Wensley Pithey
Louisa Musgrove:
Jill Dixon
Maid:
Rowena Torrance
Source: Radio Times

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