Sense And Sensibility Ep 2/3 – BBC One
Colonel Brandon (David Morrissey) is called away on urgent business
Colonel Brandon is called away on urgent business and Marianne and Brandon’s rival, Willoughby, are left to fall blissfully in love, as Andrew Davies’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic 19th-century novel continues.
Eleanor finally receives her visit from Edward, but his behaviour is so odd and distant that she is far from reassured. Sir John’s nieces, the Misses Steeles, come to Devonshire and Eleanor receives the shock of her life when Lucy Steeles confides in her that she is secretly engaged to Edward. Eleanor is heartbroken, but she’s true to her word and keeps Lucy’s secret, even from her sister, Marianne.
Marianne receives a horrible shock of her own when Willoughby suddenly takes off for London, declaring that he’s unlikely to ever return. The girls, however, are invited to London themselves to stay with Sir John’s mother-in-law, Mrs Jennings. Marianne sets off for London full of hope of being reunited with Willoughby. Little does she know how much Willoughby’s plans have changed since his happy days with her in Devonshire…
Colonel Brandon is played by David Morrissey, Marianne Dashwood by Charity Wakefield, Willoughby by Dominic Cooper, Eleanor Dashwood by Hattie Morahan, Edward Ferrars by Dan Stevens, Sir John Middleton by Mark Williams, Lucy Steeles by Anna Madeley and Mrs Jennings by Linda Bassett. The cast also includes Janet McTeer, Mark Gatiss, Claire Skinner and Daisy Haggard.