Sense and Sensibility (film) Emma Thompson had written. Doran believed the humour and style of writing was "exactly what [she'd] been searching for." Thompson and Doran were already working together on Mirage's 1991 film "Dead Again." A week after its completion, the producer selected Thompson to adapt "Sense and Sensibility", although she knew that Thompson had never written a screenplay. Also a fan of Austen, Thompson first suggested they adapt "Persuasion" or "Emma" before agreeing to Doran's proposal. The actress found that "Sense and Sensibility" contained more action than she had remembered, and decided it would translate well to drama. Thompson spent five years
Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV series) novel during an interview with Paul Carey from the "Western Mail", calling Austen his "favourite novelist". He also admitted that due to the acclaim he received for his adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice", there was pressure on him to get "Sense and Sensibility" right. Davies later stated that the aim of the miniseries was to make viewers forget about Ang Lee's 1995 film adaptation of the novel. The opening episode of "Sense and Sensibility" features the moment Willoughby seduces Eliza, a young schoolgirl. Davies told Carey and Claire Hill from the "Western Mail" that he wanted "to do justice" to