Review of Sense and Sensibility

I watched the DVD of this TV mini-series in one sitting. It was divided into seven 20-30 minute episodes which interrupted the flow a bit,but they were edited well enough to still create a story arc in each episode. The exclusion of the youngest sister only bothered me for a bit and then I forgot about it.At one point Tracey Childs, as Marianne was supposed to be ill and characters kept commenting on her thinness. Ms.Childs was not at all thin and the comments being so inappropriate drew one out of the story. I would have thought the screenwriter Alexander Baron could have changed those comments to fit the actress. Also I was often distracted by Irene Richard's (Elinor)makeup.She often looked like she was wearing a milk mustache and I kept wanting to fix her lipstick!! Peter Woodward was a particularly attractive Willoghby and it was very believable that he would appeal to Marianne.However,Robert Swann as Colonel Brandon was also very attractive,more so than the book indicated. Bosco Hogan as Edward Ferrars was exactly as attractive as he needed to be. I would recommend this to anyone who will watch anything Austen and those who enjoy older BBC productions.