Clarissa (1991)
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 4 episodes
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A virtuous young woman in 18th century England is pressured by her family to marry a man she does not love. A charming rake becomes obsessed with her and uses deception to draw her into his world.
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What happens
Clarissa is a 1991 British period drama television miniseries starring Sean Bean, Saskia Wickham and Lynsey Baxter. It aired on BBC2 in three episodes between 27 November and 11 December 1991. Based on the 1748 novel Clarissa by Samuel Richardson, it follows a virtuous young woman who is oppressed by her ambitious family and a rake who becomes obsessed with her. It was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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