Red Planet Pictures give first glimpse of Jane Austen’s Sanditon
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| 25 June 2019

First look images have been released for Red Planet Pictures’s production of Sanditon, an adaption of Jane Austen’s final and incomplete novel which will be brought to a for the very first time on ITV in the UK.

Written only months before Austen’s death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams) and her spiky relationship with the humorous, charming 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 plot takes viewers from the West Indies to London, exposing the hidden agendas of each character.

Sanditon was commissioned for ITV by Polly Hill and Masterpiece by Rebecca Eaton. Created by Jane Austen, it is written and executive produced by Emmy- and BAFTA-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies — who also adapted the novel for TV — with Belinda Campbell as executive producer for Red Planet Pictures and Rebecca Eaton as executive producer for Masterpiece. Series producer is Georgina Lowe and directed by Olly Blackburn, Lisa Clarke and Charles Sturridge. BBC Studios is distributing the series internationally.

Transmission is expected later in 2019 on ITV.