{"id":759186,"date":"2026-06-25T10:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/759186\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:49:20","slug":"normal-people-and-1917-stars-in-first-look-at-new-sense-and-sensibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/759186\/","title":{"rendered":"Normal People and 1917 stars in first look at new Sense and Sensibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans have been given a first look at the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Jane Austen\u2019s Sense and Sensibility<\/a>, which stars the likes of Daisy Edgar-Jones and George MacKay.<\/p>\n

The Working Title production, which is coming to cinemas in September, has been directed by Georgia Oakley, who won acclaim for her 2023 directorial debut Blue Jean \u2013 which explored homophobia in Thatcher’s Britain \u2013 and comes from a screenplay by novelist Diana Reid.<\/p>\n

Set in Georgian-era England, Austen\u2019s novel focuses on sisters Elinor (Edgar-Jones) and Marianne Dashwood (Esm\u00e9 Creed-Miles) \u2013 two markedly contrasting characters \u2013 as their lives are upended following the death of their father. Seeking financial security, the pair turn to potential suitors. <\/p>\n

One of the first-look images (above) shows Elinor speaking to her love interest, Edward Ferrars (MacKay).<\/p>\n

\"Elinor<\/p>\n

Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility.\u00a0Focus Features<\/p>\n

Another (above) shows Elinor looking distressed on a windswept moor, while a third (below) shows Marianne gazing off into the distance.<\/p>\n

Since her breakout role in BBC Three’s Normal People<\/a>, Edgar-Jones has gone on to star in Twisters, Fresh and War of the Worlds.<\/p>\n

As well as Sense and Sensibility, other upcoming projects include the Simon Kinberg-penned crime thriller Here Comes the Flood and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow<\/a>, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Gabrielle Zevin.<\/p>\n

\"Marianne<\/p>\n

Esm\u00e9 Creed-Miles as Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility.\u00a0Focus Features<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, McKay is perhaps best known for starring as Lance Corporal Schofield in World War I film 1917.<\/p>\n

Other notable credits include sci-fi romance thriller The Beast, comedy-drama film Captain Fantastic and True History of the Kelly Gang.<\/p>\n

Creed-Miles played the title character in Prime Video’s Hanna, and has also appeared in Dark River, The Sandman and The Chronology of Water.<\/p>\n

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Sense and Sensibility is released in UK cinemas on 25 September 2026.<\/p>\n

Check out more of our Film<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what’s on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans have been given a first look at the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Jane Austen\u2019s Sense and Sensibility,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":759187,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344],"class_list":["post-759186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=759186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/759187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=759186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=759186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=759186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}