In an interview on the first DVD in this two-disk set, Davies and producer Anne Pivcevic agree that with source material as good as Austen's book, it all comes down to casting, and, with one or two exceptions, the actors seem to have been born to play the roles. Scripted by Andrew Davies (he's gold, with "To Serve Them All My Days," "House of Cards," the Colin Firth "Pride and Prejudice," "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Bleak House" among his impressive credits), the richly shot three-hour film can stand next to Lee's in any tale-of-the-tape comparison. With: Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield, David Morrissey, Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens, Janet McTeerĪny doubts about the necessity of another production of Jane Austen's "Sense & Sensibility" just a dozen years after Ang Lee and Emma Thompson's four-star adaptation are quickly allayed in this new BBC/"Masterpiece Theatre" miniseries. Written by Andrew Davies, based on Jane Austen's novel
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