‘Sanditon’ Finale
Sanditon was the dreamiest, and most dramatic Jane Austen adaptation yet. Sanditon was Masterpiece on PBS’s latest foray into the world of Jane Austen, and it was the most candidly sexual exploration of the author’s work yet. Set in a slightly more modern time than her earlier works, the fragment that inspired Sanditon introduced a bold new world of business men and black heiresses. Over the course of eight episodes, we watched the spunky heroine Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams) have her prejudices challenged and her heart tested. However, writer Andrew Davies saved the most dramatically devastating twist in his adaptation for the very end. No wonder star Rose Williams compared Charlotte’s fate to Rose’s in Titanic. You can stream Sanditon on PBS.org or on the Masterpiece Prime Video Channel. Masterpiece Prime Video Channel subscribers and PBS Passport subscribers can binge the whole season right now.