Meanwhile, the arrival of mixed-race heiress Miss Lambe (Crystal Clarke, “Ordeal by Innocence”) has gotten the attention of the eligible male clientele, and the wild Sidney Parker (Theo James, “Divergent”) has caught the eye of Charlotte. Through a mistake, he meets the Heywoods and invites their eldest daughter, Charlotte (Rose Williams, “Curfew”), for a stay there.Īnd it is at the spa where Charlotte observes avarice, seduction and hypochondria running rampant, as Lady Denham tries to play Cupid for her destitute nephew Sir Edward (Jack Fox, “Riviera”), who himself has designs on Lady Denham’s ward Clara (Lily Sacofsky, “Bancroft”). Premiering Sunday, Davies’ lavish adaptation of Austen’s final work follows the story of enterprising young promoter Tom Parker (Kris Marshall, “Love Actually”), who is determined to make the sleepy seaside village of Sanditon into a fashionable health resort with the help of local bigwig Lady Denham (Anne Reid, “Years and Years”). One, screenwriter Andrew Davies, brings his interpretation to the small screen this week on PBS’ “Masterpiece.”

The work that resulted, “Sanditon,” went unfinished after her death that year, though a number of writers would later put their codas on it using what they felt was her vision and style. In 1817, when Jane Austen was dying of what would become known as Addison’s disease, the novelist decided to turn her attentions to lighter subjects, such as lampooning the health crazes of the day.

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