At the end of the episode, Lady Denham (Anne Reid in the Sanditon cast<\/a>) and her visiting niece Esther (Charlotte Spencer) are shocked when an unexpected visitor arrives at Lady Denham\u2019s stately home, Sanditon House.<\/p>\n Clara Brereton (Lily Sacofsky), Lady Denham\u2019s scheming former ward who was thrown out of Sanditon House at the end of last season, is back and begging to return, claiming to be destitute and pregnant \u2013 with Edward Denham\u2019s child.<\/p>\n Read on for everything you might have forgotten about Clara \u2013 \u00a0and how her return might impact Sanditon<\/a> season 2.<\/p> While Clara might have carefully cultivated a butter-wouldn\u2019t-melt persona, the poor relation of Lady Denham\u2019s was soon revealed to be a fortune-hunter.<\/p>\n A survivor of child abuse, she was portrayed as a complex character in the first season, and her desperation to secure some of Lady Denham\u2019s wealth led her down a dark path, scheming behind her relation\u2019s back<\/p>\n She joined forces with the loathsome Edward Denham (Jack Fox), even conspiring to cut Edward\u2019s step-sister Esther out of her inheritance. As she says in the series:\u00a0\u201cI had nothing to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n However, she made a false move when she revealed the plan to Esther at Lady Denham\u2019s supposed deathbed \u2013 only for the latter to recover from her illness and banish both Clara and Edward from Sanditon House.<\/p>\n Throughout the past two episodes, Edward Denham \u2013 now disinherited and in the military \u2013 has been trying to convince his skeptical aunt and step-sister that he has changed his ways.<\/p>\n Clara\u2019s return and her revelation about her unborn child\u2019s parentage could throw a huge spanner in the works for Edward\u2019s plans to win over Lady Denham (and her money).<\/p>\n On the other hand, it could be that Clara and Edward are still conspiring together, and that her pregnancy is in fact a joint ploy to win Lady Denham\u2019s sympathy.<\/p>\n Finally, it seems too much of a coincidence that Clara arrives, pregnant, just when Esther is struggling to conceive. If Clara is<\/em> pregnant, is there a scenario where Esther and her husband Lord Babington adopt the child?<\/p>\n Sanditon season 2 airs on BritBox<\/a> in the UK, with new episodes arriving on Mondays.<\/strong><\/p>\n Take a look at the rest of our Drama<\/a> coverage, or check out what else is on with our TV guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Monday, 28 March 2022 at 12:00 am Sanditon season 2 episode 2 ends on a cliffhanger, with the return of a major character from the first season. 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(Spoilers ahead, you have been warned\u2026) At the end of the episode, Lady Denham (Anne Reid in the Sanditon cast) and her visiting niece…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/12924"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What happened to Clara in Sanditon season 1?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>What does Clara\u2019s return mean for Sanditon season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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