Overview

• Persuasion (1995) is now free to stream on BBC iPlayer to mark Jane Austen’s 250th birthday.
• The 1995 adaptation stars Amanda Root as Anne Elliot and Ciarán Hinds as Captain Frederick Wentworth.
• The film received five BAFTA nominations, winning four, and secured three Royal Television Society awards.
• BBC iPlayer’s Austen collection includes Pride & Prejudice (1995), Sense & Sensibility (2008) and Emma (2009) alongside the newly greenlit second series of Miss Austen.
• Viewers can also explore Austen-related docudramas such as The Real Jane Austen and Jane Austen: Rise of Genius as part of the celebration.