If you are a fan of Jane Austen and Downton Abbey, you’ll want to check out this DVD set to tide you over until the new (and final) season of Downton starts in January on PBS. It’s a BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility.
In Sense & Sensibility, Dan Stevens (best known for his role as Matthew Crawley on Downton Abbey) plays Edward Ferrars. Elinor Dashwood likes Edward until she finds out the devastating news that Edward has been secretly engaged for four years. Will Elinor find happiness with Edward or another suitor?
Also included in this 2 DVD set is Miss Austen Regrets, “the new BBC biopic based on the letters of Jane Austen” (DVD container). Jane reveals to her niece why she never married, and also remembers the man who got away, Reverend Brook Bridges, played by Hugh Bonneville (best known for his role as Robert Crawley on Downton Abbey).
It’s interesting to watch actors in other roles before they became famous for the best known ones!
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