Sanditon [DVD] / a Red Planet Pictures production for ITV ; co-produced with Masterpiece in association with BBC Studios Distribution ; created by Andrew Davies ; written by Andrew Davies, Justin Young, Andrea Gibb ; produced by Georgina Lowe ; directed by Olly Blackburn, Lisa Clarke, Charles Sturridge.
Format:
[DVD] /
Edition:
UK edition.
Publisher:
PBS Distribution
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Widescreen presentation. Based on the unfinished novel by Jane Austen. Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2019. Bonus video: A First Look ; The Adaptation: with Andrew Davies ; Regency style and production. Rose Williams, Theo James, Kate Ashfield, Crystal Clarke, Turlough Convery, Jack Fox, Matthew Needham, Alexandra Roach, Lily Sacofsky, Charlotte Spencer, Mark Stanley, Leo Suter, Kris Marshall, Anne Reid.
Summary:
Tom Parker is obsessed with turning the sleepy seaside village of Sanditon into a fashionable health resort, enlisting the backing of local bigwig Lady Denham. Through a mishap, Tom makes the acquaintance of the Heywoods and invites their eldest daughter, Charlotte, for an extended stay at Sanditon. Meanwhile, Lady Denham, a widow, is playing matchmaker for her destitute nephew, Sir Edward, who is determined to seduce Lady Denham's ward, Clara.
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