Persuasion

Amanda Root is the heroine of Roger Michell's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. Unmarried at 27, she is considered an old maid until her former beau Ciaran Hinds returns after eight years in the Navy, fighting Napoleon. Despite the interference of family and friends, they eventually renew their courtship, but do they still feel the same after so many years?, Adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel. At the age of 19, Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. But Anne's family were against the match and persuaded her to break off the engagement. Now 27, Anne has never stopped loving Wentworth and he reappears on the scene, having made his fortune. Has he forgotten the girl he left behind? And can he ever forgive her for listening to her family instead of her heart?, This theatrically released BBC television movie is loosely based on the final novel of Jane Austen. It is set in 1814 when the British navy fleet is returned from fighting the Napoleonic wars. A deeply indebted nobleman, Sir Walter Elliot is forced to lease his estate to Admiral Croft. Among Croft's many friends is the dashing Captain Wentworth who happens to be looking for a suitable wife. Seven years earlier he had been engaged to Elliot's daughter, but on the advice of Lady Russell, he broke it off. Despite that, when he again meets the daughter, it is obvious that she still loves him and the romance gradually picks up where it left off, and the wounds between the two are slowly healed.