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Clarissa

Drama

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.

Nov 27, 19911 seasons4 episodesEndedEN

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Cathryn Harrison

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Jonny Phillips

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Lynsey Baxter

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Saskia Wickham

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Sean Bean

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Sean Pertwee

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Shirley Henderson

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Seasons

Season 1

4 episodes

Premiered Nov 27, 1991

Episodes

1–4 of 4

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Nov 27, 1991

60m

Following her grandfather's death, Clarissa, the youngest daughter of the wealthy but untitled Harlowe family, inherits his estates, making her the Harlowe heiress. Her parents now pressure her to marry local land-owner Roger Solmes, a man she despises. His rival is the young, handsome aristocrat Lovelace. He is intrigued by Clarissa's beauty and virtue.

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