ITV has released a trailer for the eight-part period drama Sanditon. Based on Jane Austen’s final unfinished novel of the same name, the series stars Rose Williams (Curfew), Theo James (Downton Abbey), Anne Reid (Hold the Sunset) and Kris Marshall (Death in Paradise); watch it here…
Written only months before Austen’s death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the joyously impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams) and her spiky relationship with the humorous, charming (and slightly wild!) Sidney Parker (Theo James). When a chance accident transports her from her rural hometown of Willingden to the would-be coastal resort of the eponymous title, it exposes Charlotte to the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the make, and the characters whose fortunes depend on its commercial success. The twists and turns of the plot, which takes viewers from the West Indies to the rotting alleys of London, exposes the hidden agendas of each character and sees Charlotte discover herself and ultimately find love.
