"Emma" (2009) TV mini-series 2009-

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Love knows no boundaries. And neither does she.

Plot:

Emma Woodhouse seems to be perfectly content, a loving father whom she cares for, friends, and a home...

Plot Keywords:

19th Century | Friendship | TV Mini-Series | Father Daughter Relationship | 1800s

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Romola Garai	...	Emma (4 episodes, 2009)
Michael Gambon	...	Mr. Woodhouse (4 episodes, 2009)
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Mr. Knightley (4 episodes, 2009)
Jodhi May	...	Anne Taylor / ... (4 episodes, 2009)
Robert Bathurst	...	Mr. Weston (4 episodes, 2009)
Louise Dylan	...	Harriet Smith (4 episodes, 2009)
Blake Ritson	...	Mr. Elton (4 episodes, 2009)
Tamsin Greig	...	Miss Bates (4 episodes, 2009)
Valerie Lilley	...	Mrs. Bates (4 episodes, 2009)
Dan Fredenburgh	...	John Knightley (4 episodes, 2009)
Poppy Miller	...	Isabella Knightley (4 episodes, 2009)
Laura Pyper	...	Jane Fairfax (3 episodes, 2009)
Rupert Evans	...	Frank Churchill (3 episodes, 2009)
Jamie Glover	...	Henry Knightley (3 episodes, 2009)
Joshua Jones	...	James Knightley (3 episodes, 2009)
Jefferson Hall	...	Robert Martin (3 episodes, 2009)
Veronica Roberts	...	Mrs. Goddard (3 episodes, 2009)
Christina Cole	...	Mrs. Elton (2 episodes, 2009)
Liza Sadovy	...	Mrs. Cole (2 episodes, 2009)
Eileen O'Higgins	...	Miss Martin 1 (2 episodes, 2009)
Sarah Ovens	...	Miss Martin #2 / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Pauline Stone	...	Mrs Martin / ... (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Directed by
Jim O'Hanlon		(4 episodes, 2009)

Series Writing credits
Jane Austen		(4 episodes, 2009)
Sandy Welch		(4 episodes, 2009)

Series Produced by
George Ormond	....	producer (4 episodes, 2009)
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2009)
Phillippa Giles	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2009)
Michas Kotz	....	line producer (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Original Music by
Samuel Sim		(4 episodes, 2009)

Series Cinematography by
Adam Suschitzky		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Film Editing by
Mark Thornton		(4 episodes, 2009)

Series Casting by
Gemma Hancock		(4 episodes, 2009)
Sam Stevenson		(4 episodes, 2009)

Series Production Design by
Stevie Herbert		(4 episodes, 2009)

Series Art Direction by
Pilar Foy		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Costume Design by
Rosalind Ebbutt		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Makeup Department
Tina Brown	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 2009)
Karen Edwards	....	makeup supervisor (2 episodes, 2009)
Gerda Lauciute	....	hair trainee / makeup trainee (2 episodes, 2009)
Anne Oldham	....	hair designer / makeup designer (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Martin Curry	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2009)
Sarah Mooney	....	third assistant director (4 episodes, 2009)
Tom Rye	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 2009)
Natalie Allin	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Art Department
Catriona McKail	....	standby art director (4 episodes, 2009)
Louis Turner	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 2009)
Colin Bayliss	....	property master (2 episodes, 2009)
Jim Booth	....	stand-by carpenter (2 episodes, 2009)
Alan Briant	....	dressing props (2 episodes, 2009)
Phil Bull	....	stand-by props (2 episodes, 2009)
Gill Farr	....	production buyer (2 episodes, 2009)
Heather Gordon	....	art department assistant (2 episodes, 2009)
Clare Holton	....	assistant buyer (2 episodes, 2009)
Andy Hunt	....	dressing props (2 episodes, 2009)
Gary Leech	....	stand-by props (2 episodes, 2009)
Georgina Millett	....	graphic designer (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Sound Department
Adam Davidson	....	adr recordist (4 episodes, 2009)
Romain Drouillon	....	french dubbing mixer (4 episodes, 2009)
Ben Norrington	....	sound editor / dialogue editor (4 episodes, 2009)
Leyton Rooney	....	foley editor (4 episodes, 2009)
Simon Trundle	....	foley mixer (4 episodes, 2009)
Ian Waggott	....	foley artist (4 episodes, 2009)
Fraser Barber	....	sound mixer / sound recordist (2 episodes, 2009)
Wayne Brooks	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 2009)
James Harris	....	sound maintenance (2 episodes, 2009)
Gideon Jensen	....	sound trainee (2 episodes, 2009)
David Old	....	dubbing mixer (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Special Effects by
Stuart Browne	....	special effects technician (4 episodes, 2009)
Colin Gorry	....	special effects supervisor (4 episodes, 2009)
Jonathan Wilson	....	special effects trainee (4 episodes, 2009)

Series Visual Effects by
Simon Brook	....	visual effects editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Adam Eddy	....	visual effects editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Jonathan Privett	....	digital compositor (2 episodes, 2009)
Alan Williamson	....	visual effects artist (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Stunts
Dean Forster	....	stunt coordinator / stunts (2 episodes, 2009)
Tom Lucy	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Louisa Court	....	grip assistant (4 episodes, 2009)
Steve Howe	....	standby rigger (4 episodes, 2009)
Mary Kyte	....	first assistant camera (4 episodes, 2009)
David McAnulty	....	key grip (4 episodes, 2009)
Luke Redgrave	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 2009)
Alex Scott	....	gaffer (4 episodes, 2009)
Peter Alexander Scott	....	electrician (4 episodes, 2009)
Simon Baker	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2009)
Donovan Buckley	....	lighting support (2 episodes, 2009)
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas	....	camera operator: dailies (2 episodes, 2009)
George Haldsworth	....	electrician (2 episodes, 2009)
Angus Macrae	....	generator operator (2 episodes, 2009)
Tom McFarling	....	clapper loader (2 episodes, 2009)
Dave Owen	....	best boy (2 episodes, 2009)
Carolina Schmidtholstein	....	best boy (2 episodes, 2009)
Kim Seber	....	focus puller (2 episodes, 2009)
Simon Surtees	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (2 episodes, 2009)
Dylan Thomas	....	lighting support (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Brown	....	stand-by costume (2 episodes, 2009)
Amanda Keable	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 2009)
Vicky Salway	....	stand-by costume (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Editorial Department
Jet Omoshebi	....	colorist (4 episodes, 2009)
Jo Smyth	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Music Department
Mikael Carlsson	....	soundtrack producer (4 episodes, 2009)

Series Other crew
Amanda Dudley	....	floor runner (4 episodes, 2009)
Kingsley Frances-Gray	....	principal dancer (4 episodes, 2009)
Antonia Gordon	....	script editor (4 episodes, 2009)
Matthew Lawson	....	accounts trainee (4 episodes, 2009)
Darin McLeod	....	assistant location manager (4 episodes, 2009)
Kevin Proctor	....	production secretary (4 episodes, 2009)
Chris Sheriff	....	unit manager (4 episodes, 2009)
Rupert Bray	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2009)
Esther Dennis	....	floor runner (2 episodes, 2009)
Paul Harris	....	choreographer (2 episodes, 2009)
Karen Jones	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2009)
Rebecca Maybury	....	assistant production accountant (2 episodes, 2009)
Tania Neumann	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2009)
Annabel Norbury	....	floor runner (2 episodes, 2009)
Nikki Sabben	....	unit medic (2 episodes, 2009)
Lotty Underwood	....	production runner (2 episodes, 2009)
Denis Wray	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 2009)

Production Companies

• BBC Drama Productions

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2009) (UK) (TV)
• 2 Entertain Video (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• BBC Warner (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Duna Televízió (2012) (Hungary) (TV)
• I.V.C. (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• LaLa TV (2011) (Japan) (TV)
• Magyar Televízió (2012) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release) (M1)
• Masterpiece Theatre (2010) (USA) (TV)
• Polyband (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2010) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• Abbey Road Studios  recording studio / orchestra
• Access Bookings  accommodation
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Fuji Photo Film  motion picture film supplied by
• Media Services  stationery supplier
• MovieScore Media  soundtrack
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

UK:240 min (4 parts) | UK:240 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

6 Fitzroy Square, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Company:

BBC Drama Productions

Trivia:

The burgundy velvet Spencer worn by Eileen O'Higgins (Miss Martin #1) to Harriet's wedding is the same costume worn by Lisa Braund in "The Regency House Party" (2004), and by Anna Madeley (Lucy Steele) at Barton Park in "Sense & Sensibility" (2008).

Movie Connections:

Version of Emma (1996) (TV)

Pleasantly surprised

I was kind of dreading this, but it is now my favorite Emma adaptation. Much better than either the Paltrow or the Beckinsale version.

Romola Garai was as close to perfect an Emma as I could imagine. Jonny Lee Miller was an excellent Mr. Knightley. I adore Jeremy Northam but really he was almost too dishy to be a credible Knightley. With Northam around how could Emma ever think herself in love with anyone else? With Miller, Knightley became a more credible character -- that pleasant, cultivated, somewhat older man from next door that Emma had known all her life and never realized she loved because she was so used to him.

Michael Gambon was wonderful as Emma's father. He is easy to overplay to comic effect for his idiosyncrasies -- a foolish, fussy hypochondriac. With Gambon, he was more nuanced -- his fear of illness and accident was understandable (people did die of such things a lot in the 18th century, and he had lost his wife in tragic circumstances). He seemed genuinely loving of Emma, not just exploiting her as a dutiful daughter. You could understand why Emma was genuinely fond of him.

The rest of the cast was also excellent and the English countryside never looked so gorgeous.

There were some smallish glitches. I am quite sure, for example, that Frank Churchill would never have sprawled on the ground with his head on Emma's lap, as he did in the Box Hill scene. All Highbury would have been shocked.