this four hour miniseries production be about two hour longer than necessary and primarily because the filmmaker seem not to have a clear idea how to adapt a novel to the screen . they seem not to know what should be keep in and what might safely be leave out . the film open with sir walter read from the peerage book that be his primary solace in his trouble . this introduce the family all of whom we get to know intimately over the next four hour anyway but serve little other purpose . similarly and the scene where the musgroves lament poor richard serve no purpose but to drag the story down . some of austen actual dialogue be allocate to different character and some of her narrative be recycle a dialogue that fall awkwardly from the tongue of the character . there be some fill in dialogue and too and and this be uniformly dreadful . the scene where charles hayter be bore henrietta with his concern about get dr. shirley curacy be only barely interesting a narrative in the book while a a scene in this production and it be stultify the scene on the cobb and when louisa fall and be take up lifeless . and be entirely without urgency and and i wonder whether wentworth line be there nobody to help me . might have be direct at the writer and as well a the other actor . this production often look and feel like a play that have be film and rather than an actual film and and this be most evident in the acting and which be the opposite of subtle represent boom delivery of line and exaggerated gesture and and actor who have no idea what to do with their hand and foot and or face when they be not speak their line . charles musgrove stand in his parlour and foot shoulder width apart and and appear to project to the balcony ( if there be one ) when speak to the other people in the room with him . louisa musgrove face and when not actively simper or giggling and seem to be in confused repose . louisa be a giddy and giggly and ditzy creature and and i do not for a moment believe that wentworth would be interested in her . the costume be a mixed bunch and but mostly awful and and anne elliot green tartan gown be quite possibly the most hideous alleged period costume ever devise . we be give the date at the beginning of the show it be the late 1790 or perhaps very early 1800s and yet many of the costume seem to be of victorian design and and thus about 60 year too early . the hair be just so wrong that i would not even mention it here . except to say that i would not mention it . represent ) this production do do some thing right and however . mrs. smith be give her proper importance and and her history with mr. elliot and his dissipation and his intrigue and be fully address . i be also pleased to see the flesh out reconciliation scene with anne and frederick at the end and which be precious reward for the reader but be gloss over in the 1995 production . if you love the book persuasion and and even vaguely like the 1995 movie and do not waste a moment ( or a penny ) on this production while you will find it sorely want .