Persuasion

Persuasion is a 1971 British television miniseries adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. It was produced by Granada Television for ITV and directed by Howard Baker. The series stars Ann Firbank as Anne Elliott and Bryan Marshall as Captain Wentworth. It was originally aired in April-May 1971 in five episodes; edited into two for DVD release in 2004, erroneously credited to the BBC.