Persuasion is a 1971 British television serial adaptation of the 1817 Jane Austen novel of the same name. It was produced by Granada Television for ITV and was directed by Howard Baker. It was originally aired in April and May 1971 in five episodes.
Cast[]
- Ann Firbank as Anne Elliot
- Bryan Marshall as Captain Wentworth
- Basil Dignam as Sir Walter Elliot
- Valerie Gearon as Elizabeth Elliot
- Marian Spencer as Lady Russell
- Georgine Anderson as Mrs. Croft
- Richard Vernon as Admiral Croft
- Morag Hood as Mary Musgrove
- Rowland Davies as Charles Musgrove
- Mel Martin as Henrietta Musgrove
- Zhivila Roche as Louisa Musgrove
- Noel Dyson as Mrs. Musgrove
- William Kendall as Mr. Musgrove
- Charlotte Mitchell as Mrs. Clay
- David Savile as Mr. Elliot
- Polly Murch as Mrs. Smith
- Michael Culver as Captain Harville
- Gabrielle Daye as Mrs. Rooke
- Ernest Hare as Colonel Wallis