The story revolves around Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr. Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances.

• Joanna David
• Ciaran Madden
• Patricia Routledge
• Clive Francis
• Richard Owens
• Isabel Dean
• Robin Ellis