Anne fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. However, with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne's family persuaded the naïve young woman to break off her infatuation. Eight years later Anne has lived to regret her decision and realises she has never stopped loving Frederick, a regret compounded by the fact that he is now a man of rank and fortune. Will Anne's first love ever forgive her desertion?...Mmmmm. A classy adaptation o find out more...

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the r find out more...

When Mr Dashwood dies, the bulk of his estate goes to his son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars, his family disapprove and separate them. And though Mrs Jennings tries to match the worthy (and rich find out more...

The tale of Tess Durbeyfield, a pretty, innocent, peasant girl whose family find they have a noble ancestor and name, they are D'Urbervilles, in this faithful rendition of the classic 19th Century Thomas Hardy soap opera/tragedy. find out more...

A faithful rendition of the classic 19th Century Thomas Hardy soap opera/tragedy. find out more...