Persuasion is a tale of love and marriage, told with the irony and insight that sets Jane Austen's work apart. Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth have met and separated years before. The story of how their reunion forces a recognition of the false values and people that drove them apart gives Persuasion its enduring power.

AMANDA ROOT has performed extensivily for the Royal Shakespeare Company including leading roles in Romeo and Juliet. Troilus and Cressida and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her television work includes Persuasion, The Buddha of Suburbia and Love on a Branch Line. Her films include Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre.