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Andrew Davies has adapted to Jane Austen's sensibility ; The screenwriter brings four of her works to `Masterpiece Theatre'

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 20080106
Author:JOANNA WEISS

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Next Sunday "Masterpiece Theatre" - produced by WGBH - kicks off a new season with adaptations of all six Jane Austen novels. The series' newly minted host, Gillian Anderson, has gotten a bit of attention. But the endeavor rests more heavily on screenwriter Andrew Davies: He wrote four of the adaptations to be aired, including the acclaimed 1995 "Pride and Prejudice" miniseries and a new version of "Sense and Sensibility." His other works include the "Masterpiece Theatre" series "Bleak House" and the feature film "Bridget Jones' Diary." We spoke to him this fall about Jane, ...

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