"Pride and Prejudice" (1995) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

14 January 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Plot:

Jane Austen's classic novel about the prejudice that occurred between the 19th century classes and the pride which would keep lovers apart.

Plot Keywords:

Jane Austen | Pride | Austen | Prejudice | Estate

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 7 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Ehle	...	Elizabeth Bennet (6 episodes, 1995)
Colin Firth	...	Mr. Darcy (6 episodes, 1995)
Susannah Harker	...	Jane Bennet (6 episodes, 1995)
Julia Sawalha	...	Lydia Bennet (6 episodes, 1995)
Alison Steadman	...	Mrs. Bennet (6 episodes, 1995)
Benjamin Whitrow	...	Mr. Bennet (6 episodes, 1995)
Crispin Bonham-Carter	...	Mr. Bingley (6 episodes, 1995)
Polly Maberly	...	Kitty Bennet (6 episodes, 1995)
Lucy Briers	...	Mary Bennet (6 episodes, 1995)
Anna Chancellor	...	Miss Bingley (6 episodes, 1995)
Lucy Robinson	...	Mrs. Hurst (6 episodes, 1995)
Adrian Lukis	...	Wickham (5 episodes, 1995)
David Bamber	...	Mr. Collins (5 episodes, 1995)
Lucy Scott	...	Charlotte Lucas (5 episodes, 1995)
Marlene Sidaway	...	Hill, the housekeeper (4 episodes, 1995)
Barbara Leigh-Hunt	...	Lady Catherine de Bourgh (4 episodes, 1995)
Tim Wylton	...	Mr. Gardiner (4 episodes, 1995)
Rupert Vansittart	...	Mr. Hurst (4 episodes, 1995)
Joanna David	...	Mrs. Gardiner (4 episodes, 1995)
Nadia Chambers	...	Miss Anne de Bourgh (4 episodes, 1995)
David Bark-Jones	...	Lt. Denny (4 episodes, 1995)
Lynn Farleigh	...	Mrs. Phillips (4 episodes, 1995)
Lucy Davis	...	Maria Lucas (4 episodes, 1995)
Emilia Fox	...	Georgiana Darcy (3 episodes, 1995)
Christopher Benjamin	...	Sir William Lucas (3 episodes, 1995)
Kate O'Malley	...	Sarah, the maid (3 episodes, 1995)
Roger Barclay	...	Capt. Carter (3 episodes, 1995)
Norma Streader	...	Lady Lucas (3 episodes, 1995)
Paul Moriarty	...	Col. Forster (3 episodes, 1995)
Victoria Hamilton	...	Mrs. Forster (3 episodes, 1995)
Anthony Calf	...	Col. Fitzwilliam (2 episodes, 1995)
Sarah Legg	...	Hannah (2 episodes, 1995)
Annabel Taylor	...	Maggie, the maid (2 episodes, 1995)
Harriet Eastcott	...	Mrs. Jenkinson (2 episodes, 1995)
Natasha Isaacs	...	Alice Gardiner (2 episodes, 1995)
Marie-Louise Flamank	...	Kate Gardiner (2 episodes, 1995)
Roy Holder	...	Hodge, the gardener (2 episodes, 1995)
Julian Erleigh	...	William Gardiner (2 episodes, 1995)
Neville Phillips	...	Fossett, the footman (2 episodes, 1995)
Christopher Staines	...	Lt. Sanderson (2 episodes, 1995)
Jacob Casselden	...	Robert Gardiner (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Directed by
Simon Langton		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Writing credits
Jane Austen		(6 episodes, 1995)
Andrew Davies		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Produced by
Sue Birtwistle	....	producer (6 episodes, 1995)
Julie Scott	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1995)
Michael Wearing	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 1995)

Series Original Music by
Carl Davis		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Cinematography by
John Kenway		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Film Editing by
Peter Coulson		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Production Design by
Gerry Scott		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Art Direction by
John Collins		(6 episodes, 1995)
Mark Kebby		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Costume Design by
Dinah Collin		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Makeup Department
Caroline Noble	....	hair designer / makeup designer (6 episodes, 1995)
Jenny Eades	....	assistant makeup artist (2 episodes, 1995)
Philippa Hall	....	assistant makeup artist (2 episodes, 1995)
Ashley Johnson	....	assistant makeup artist (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Production Management
Paul Brodrick	....	production manager (6 episodes, 1995)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anne-Marie Crawford	....	third assistant director (6 episodes, 1995)
Amanda Neal	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 1995)
Melanie Panario	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 1995)
Pip Short	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 1995)
Sarah White	....	third assistant director (6 episodes, 1995)

Series Art Department
Sara Richardson	....	property master (6 episodes, 1995)
Liz Friedman	....	graphic designer (2 episodes, 1995)
Barry Moll	....	construction manager (2 episodes, 1995)
Marjorie Pratt	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 1995)
John Salisbury	....	graphic designer (2 episodes, 1995)
Richard Kelloway	....	dressing props (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
John Downer	....	dubbing editor (6 episodes, 1995)
Michael Feinberg	....	dubbing editor (6 episodes, 1995)
Brian Marshall	....	sound recordist (6 episodes, 1995)
Rupert Scrivener	....	dubbing mixer (6 episodes, 1995)
Keith Pamplin	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 1995)
Julie Ankerson	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Graham Brown	....	visual effects designer (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Brookes	....	best boy (6 episodes, 1995)
Liam McGill	....	lighting gaffer (6 episodes, 1995)
Roger Pearce	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 1995)
Brendan Judge	....	grip (2 episodes, 1995)
Rob Southam	....	focus puller (2 episodes, 1995)
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yves Barre	....	costume design assistant (2 episodes, 1995)
Donna Nicholls	....	wardrobe mistress (2 episodes, 1995)
Michael Purcell	....	wardrobe master (2 episodes, 1995)
Richard Cooke	....	costume trainee (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Fiona B. McTavish	....	post-production (6 episodes, 1995)
Julius Gladwell	....	first assistant film editor (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Music Department
Andrew Shulman	....	musician: cello soloist (6 episodes, 1995)

Series Transportation Department
Wayne Thompson	....	transportation captain (1 episode, 1995)

Series Other crew
Sam Breckman	....	location manager (6 episodes, 1995)
Sue Clegg	....	continuity (6 episodes, 1995)
Susie Conklin	....	script editor (6 episodes, 1995)
Janet Radenkovic	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 1995)
Melvyn Tan	....	fortepiano (6 episodes, 1995)
Jane Gibson	....	choreographer (4 episodes, 1995)
Maggie Anson	....	contracts executive (2 episodes, 1995)
Elaine Dawson	....	assistant production accountant (2 episodes, 1995)
Vic Young	....	production operative supervisor (2 episodes, 1995)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Chestermead

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1995) (UK) (TV) (BBC1)
• A&E Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• A&E Television Networks (1996) (USA) (TV)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• BBC Video (2000) (UK) (DVD)
• BBC Video (2008) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• LaLa TV (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• SF Video (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• TV4 Sweden (1995) (Sweden) (TV)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Anvil Post Production  sound re-recording
• Coach House Studios  film cutting room

Also Known As:

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (UK) (complete title)

Runtime:

300 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-3 | Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Belton House, Belton, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The russet colored ruffled bonnet 'Jennifer Ehle' (Elizabeth Bennet) wears leaving Hunsford is the same one Jemima Rooper (Amanda Price) wears at Longbourn in "Lost in Austen" (2008).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Although it could have been adapted to activate an electric doorbell in modern times, the button next to Mr. Collins's parsonage front door - seen when Mr. Darcy exits following his unsuccessful proposal to Elizabeth and identified as belonging to an electric doorbell - is clearly the pull-knob of a mechanical bell, attached to a wire inside that travels through pulleys to activate a mechanical bell on the wall.

Quotes:

Mrs. Bennet: Oh, fetch my smelling salts, I feel my faintness coming on me again.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.30)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Pride and Prejudice

It's about time!

After so many years of seeing adaptations of Pride and Prejudice on stage, screen and television, I had long given up hope of an entertaining and faithful adaptation. Then a miracle! Class, style, humor and intelligence is alive and well! Direction, script and cinematography are all exceptional in A&E's production. Imagine watching a six-hour program over and over and over. It has to be done. Jennifer Ehle gives Elisabeth all the archness, tenderness, and homey wit that Austen could desire. Each individual cast member gives a memorable performance that makes the character real. Simon Langton, as director, has a real ear for dialogue and silence. Indeed, it is often the silences in conversation that are the most hilarious. The most serious fault in most previous productions was the casting of Darcy. A stiff actor in a stiff part gives you only a stiff character (even, God bless him, Olivier). If Darcy fails, the entire production is a waste. The inspired casting of Colin Firth in this production was defining. Putting Firth, a naturally lively chap, in the role was like harnessing energy. You can often feel that intensity of containment, which is just perfect for Darcy. This is a must-see for any loyal Austen reader or anyone else who likes romance, wit and social commentary all rolled into one. And pity Emma Thompson's Sense and Sensibility, which opened in the U.S. shortly after Pride and Prejudice debuted. Comparisons were inevitable and did not favor S&S.