Episode 2

Will Fanny Price's true feelings of love ever be known?

Conclusion of Jane Austen's classic story of Fanny Price's bid to find a position in society.

Starring Felicity Jones, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, Julia McKenzie and Tim Pigott-Smith.

Omnibus of the last five of ten parts dramatised by Lin Coghlan.

Jane Austen (narrator) Amanda Root
Fanny Price - Felicity Jones
Edmund Bertram - Benedict Cumberbatch
Mrs Norris - Julia McKenzie
Sir Thomas Betram - Tim Pigott-Smith
Mary Crawford - Susan Lynch
Henry Crawford - James Callis
Maria Bertram- Kate Fleetwood
Julia Bertram - Jemima Rooper
Lady Bertram - Uza Sadovy
Mr Rushworth - Toby Jones
Tom Bertram- David Tennant
John Yates - Gareth Corke
Mr Price - Stephen Critchlow
William Price - Richard Firth
Sam Price - Leagh Conwell
Susan Price - Clare Corbett

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2003.