Persuasion

Persuasion

Limited Series 1960 · 4 eps · ★ 10.0 · Drama

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Persuasion is a 1960 British television miniseries adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. Produced by the BBC and directed by Campbell Logan, Daphne Slater stars as Anne Elliot, and Paul Daneman as Captain Frederick Wentworth. Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

Created by Campbell Logan

Network: BBC One

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Cast

Daphne Slater Anne Elliot
Paul Daneman Captain Frederick Wentworth
George Curzon Sir Walter Elliot, Bt.
Jane Hardie Elizabeth Elliot
Clare Austin Mary Musgrove
Daphne Anderson Penelope Clay
William Mervyn Admiral Croft
Thea Holme Sophia Croft
Philip Howard Footman
Edward Jewesbury Charles Musgrove Jr.
Diane Clare Henrietta Musgrove
Wensley Pithey Charles Musgrove

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