Series Cast

Ann Firbank
Anne Elliot
Bryan Marshall
Captain Wentworth
Marian Spencer
Lady Russell
Richard Vernon
Admiral Croft
Basil Dignam
Sir Walter Elliot
Valerie Gearon
Elizabeth Elliot
Georgine Anderson
Mrs. Croft
Morag Hood
Mary Musgrove
Rowland Davies
Charles Musgrove
Mel Martin
Henrietta Musgrove
Charlotte Mitchell
Mrs. Clay
Zhivila Roche
Louisa Musgrove
Noel Dyson
Mrs. Musgrove
David Savile
Mr. Elliot
Michael Culver
Captain Harville
Ernest Hare
Colonel Wallis
Gabrielle Daye
Mrs. Rooke
Polly Murch
Mrs. Smith
Beatrix Mackey
Lady Dalrymple
Angela Galbraith
Miss Carteret
Walter Horsbrugh
Butler
William Kendall
Mr. Musgrove
Paul Chapman
Captain Benwick
Helen Ryan
Mrs. Harville
Robert Sansom
Doctor
Gerry Cowan
Servant
Roger Williamson
Tenor
Judith Barker
Jemima
Liz Goulding
Maid
Edward Jewesbury
Mr. Shepherd
Paul Alexander
Charles Hayter
Joseph Berry
Servant
George Malpas
George

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Miniseries

1971 | 5 Episodes

Miniseries of Persuasion premiered on Apr 18 1971

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A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on Mon Mar 01 2021

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...