Casting Sense and Sensibility (2008 miniseries)

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davies commented have liked have been in charge of casting. revealed had objected hattie morahan being cast in role of eldest dashwood sister, elinor. however, glad objections ignored, because fell in love performance. morahan told daily telegraph s jasper rees deliberately chose not watch 1995 film adaptation of sense , sensibility or think emma thompson s portrayal of character. explained had not [b]ecause go mad. distort work. thought, ll original virtue of fact s me doing , there 1 me.


charity wakefield auditioned role of marianne dashwood. actress revealed, marianne embodiment of youth , hope. excited offered part because felt role attack. understand character , feel have lots in common. dan stevens chosen play edward ferrars, elinor s love interest. actor revealed bbc journalist had wanted part , excited challenge of character. stevens became ill tonsillitis during shoot, , quipped there few shots of him in full health still in series.


david morrissey portrayed colonel brandon. actor sent script agent, , questioned whether austen adaptation needed. however, read script , thought brilliant , davies had added more scenes featuring male characters. dominic cooper took on role of john willoughby, brandon s rival marianne s affections. describing character, cooper said way tried persuade myself wasn t bad s 25-year-old young guy , genuinely falls in love marianne – s not doing 1 moment in time. cooper said had fun working on project.


janet mcteer , lucy boynton cast mrs dashwood , margaret dashwood respectively. mark gatiss portrayed john dashwood; casting revealed in june 2007. claire skinner received role of john s wife, fanny, while mark williams cast sir john middleton. linda bassett , jean marsh given roles of mrs jennings , mrs ferrars respectively. robert bianco usa today commented both women wonderfully cast . actresses anna madeley , daisy haggard portrayed lucy steele , sister anne, character omitted 1995 film.








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