Sense and Sensibility (film) to appeal to contemporary audiences. Grant's Edward and Rickman's Brandon are "ideal" modern males who display an obvious love of children as well as "pleasing manners", especially when contrasted with Palmer. Thompson's script both expanded and omitted scenes from Edward's storyline, including the deletion of an early scene in which Elinor assumes that a lock of hair found in Edward's possession is hers, when it belongs to Lucy. He was made more fully realised and honourable than in the novel to increase his appeal to viewers. To gradually show viewers why Brandon is worthy of Marianne's love, Thompson's screenplay has
Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV series) as part of their Austen "Masterpiece Theatre" series. The drama was split into two episodes, which aired on 30 March and 6 April 2008. "Sense and Sensibility" began airing from 26 June 2008 on the UKTV channel in Australia. "Sense and Sensibility" was released on a two-disc DVD in the UK on 14 January 2008. All three episodes were given away free with a copy of the "Daily Mail" in 2009. The offer was part of the newspaper's British Classics collection. The Region 1 DVD was released a few days after its premiere on PBS. The two-disc set also included