Sanditon /

Sanditon / created by Andrew Davies ; written by Andrew Davies, Justin Young, Andrea Gibb ; produced by Georgina Lowe ; directed by Olly Blackburn, Lisa Clarke, Charles Sturridge ; a Red Planet Pictures production for ITV ; co-produced with Masterpiece in association with BBC Studios Distribution. - UK edition. Widescreen edition. , Great Britain - 2 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - 060000 - 4 3/4 in. stamping

"SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container Title from disc labels; production credits from container. Based on the unfinished novel "Sanditon" by Jane Austen. "© Red Planet Pictures 2019. ... Additional program materials © 2020 WGBH Educations Foundation. ... Additional disc materials and packaging © 2020 PBS Distribution."--Disc label Widescreen.

Disc 1. Episodes 1-4 (approximately 184 min.) -- Disc 2. Episodes 5-8 (approximately 185 min.) Bonus features: A first look -- The adaptation / with Andrew Davies -- Regency style and production.

Director of photography, David Raedeker ; editor, Amy Hounsell ; music, Ruth Barrett. Director of photography, David Raedeker ; editor, Amy Hounsell ; music, Ruth Barrett.

Rose Williams, Theo James, Kate Ashfield, Crystal Clarke, Turlough Convery, Jack Fox, Matthew Needham, Alexandra Roach, Lily Sacofsky, Charlotte Spencer, Mark Stanley, Leo Suter, Kris Marshall, Anne Reid.

Originally broadcast on ITV television in 2019; later broadcast on PBS television in 2020 as episodes of the series "Masterpiece."

Tom Parker is obsessed with turning the sleepy seaside village of Sanditon into a fashionable health resort, enlisting the backing of local bigwig Lady Denham. Through a mishap, Tom makes the acquaintance of the Heywoods and invites their eldest daughter, Charlotte, for an extended stay at Sanditon. Meanwhile, Lady Denham, a widow, is playing matchmaker for her destitute nephew, Sir Edward, who is determined to seduce Lady Denham's ward, Clara. "Sanditon's a place that's changing fast. Visionary entrepreneur Tom Parker ... is transforming the once-sleepy fishing village into a fashionable spa resort. Changing alongside it is the impulsive and unconventional Charlotte Heywood ... who swaps her quiet rural home for the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the rise. But soon to be exposed are the hidden agendas of characters whose fortunes depend on Sanditon's commercial success, including the mixed-race heiress Miss Lambe ... and the charismatic but complicated Sidney Parker ..."--

Rating: TV-14.


DVD; NTSC, Region 1; 5.1 surround; color.


In English.

9781531711443 1531711448

841887043199

MS61902 PBS


Rich people--England--Drama.
Health resorts--England--Drama.
Interpersonal relations--Drama.
Secrecy--Drama.
Cities and towns--England--Drama.


Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century--Drama.


Historical television programs.
Television series.
Fiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television adaptations.

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