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Clarissa

TV·1991–1991·1 season, 4 episodes·BBC Two·Drama·1h

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A virtuous young woman is oppressed by her ambitious family and a rake who's becomes obsessed with her. Based on the 1749 novel Clarissa by Samuel Richardson.

Cast

Cathryn HarrisonCathryn HarrisonJonny PhillipsJonny PhillipsLynsey BaxterLynsey BaxterSaskia WickhamSaskia WickhamSean BeanSean BeanSean PertweeSean Pertwee

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes1991Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1November 27, 1991—Following her grandfather's death, Clarissa, the youngest daughter of the wealthy but untitled Harlowe family, inherits his estates, making
  2. S01E02Episode 2December 4, 1991—Clarissa talkes refuge in the elegant house of the sly Mrs Sinclair, who makes Clarissa feel very ill at ease.
  3. S01E03Episode 3December 11, 1991—
  4. S01E04Episode 4December 18, 1991—

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