Emma 

While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.

Stars:

Doran Godwin, John Carson, Donald Eccles

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Doran Godwin	...	Emma Woodhouse 6 episodes, 1972
John Carson	...	Mr. Knightley 6 episodes, 1972
Donald Eccles	...	Mr. Woodhouse 6 episodes, 1972
Constance Chapman	...	Miss Bates 6 episodes, 1972
Ellen Dryden	...	Mrs. Weston 6 episodes, 1972
Debbie Bowen	...	Harriet Smith 6 episodes, 1972
Raymond Adamson	...	Mr. Weston 6 episodes, 1972
Timothy Peters	...	Mr. Elton 5 episodes, 1972
Vivienne Moore	...	Williams 5 episodes, 1972
Robert East	...	Frank Churchill 4 episodes, 1972
Ania Marson	...	Jane Fairfax 4 episodes, 1972
Mary Holder	...	Mrs. Bates 4 episodes, 1972
Fiona Walker	...	Mrs. Elton 3 episodes, 1972
Mollie Sugden	...	Mrs. Goddard 2 episodes, 1972
John Alkin	...	Robert Martin 2 episodes, 1972
Amber Thomas	...	Patty 2 episodes, 1972

Storyline

This BBC production, set in the small town of Highbury depicts the often hilarious attempts of Miss Emma Woodhouse to make proper marital matches for all of her friends. Though often mistaken in her judgement, she is counseled and criticised by her neighbor and brother-in-law, the wise Mr. Knightley whose attentions to her are motivated by more than brotherly love.

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Plot Keywords:

love | male female relationship | empire fashion | jane austen | tv mini series | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 July 1972 (UK)

Also Known As:

Emma

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min (6 parts)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The yellow-checked dress Debbie Bowen (Harriet Smith) wears at the Box Hill Picnic is the same gown Tessa Peake-Jones (Mary Bennet) wears in the scenes before and after the Meryton Assembly ball in Pride and Prejudice (1980).

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Goofs

The characters are seen playing cards with a modern deck of cards that show both the suit symbol (hearts, clubs, spades, clubs) and a number on each corner. During the time period the movie was set in, playing cards did not show the number of the card in the corners.

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Connections

Version of Aisha (2010)

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Soundtracks

The Twenty-ninth of May
Traditional
From John Playford's 'The English Dancing Master', First Edition (1651)
[theme]

User Reviews

A Classic

If you liked the book Emma by Jane Austen I do not think you will be disappointed with this dramatization. They did change a few things from the book but those who have not read the book will get most of the content. I particularly enjoyed the costumes. The gowns, hats and caps of the ladies were spectacular. The detail, even down to the ornate hat pins, helped make this a delight to watch. The characterizations were quite faithful for the most part. Mr.Woodhouse, while perhaps not quite the same as the book, was an interesting and quite funny character. This mini-series did a very good job of capturing a great deal of the humor of Jane Austen (she is incredibly funny!) which is not all that easy to translate from her elegant prose to the camera and dialog of video rendition. When I see something like this that is so well done it makes me appreciate anew this art form and especially that of script writing....not to mention blocking....editing.... I think the mini-series is friendlier to a good adaption of Jane Austen's novels rather than the movie. This is my favorite of those I have seen with the A & E 1996 version as a close 2nd and the 1996 movie as my least favorite. I have not seen 1948 & 1960 BBC versions - wonder where I can find them???