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A collection of six BBC dramatisations of Jane Austen classics.
Adapted by Andrew Davies after his success with his work on George Elliot's
'Middlemarch' for television, 'Pride and Prejudice' was the BBC's flagship drama
in the schedule for autumn 1995. The story revolves around the arrival of the
wealthy Mr Darcy (Colin Firth) and party and the excitement he causes amongst
the five daughters of the Bennett family.
In 'Persuasion' (1995), Anne Elliott (Amanda Root) has spent years regretting
her rejection of Captain Wentworth's (Ciaran Hinds) proposal of marriage. When
he returns from sea they meet, but instead of finding romance are kept apart
through a series of misunderstandings. Anne is being pursued by her cousin, Mr
Elliott (Samuel West), while Captain Wentworth is now regarded as a very
eligible bachelor.
'Northanger Abbey' (1986) stars Peter Firth and Robert Hardy. The story follows
the adventures of Catherine Moorland (Katharine Schlesinger), who is invited by
the romantic Henry Tilney to stay at the Abbey - and finds it to be shrouded in
mystery and intrigue.
In 'Sense and Sensibility' (1980), sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood (Irene
Richard and Tracey Childs) lose their family fortune to spiteful relatives, and
are forced to seek out suitable husbands in order to survive. While Marianne
falls for the heartless John Willoughby (Peter Woodward), Elinor finds herself
attracted to Edward Ferrars (Bosco Hogan) - who is himself betrothed to Lucy
Steele (Julia Chambers).
In 'Mansfield Park' (1983), Fanny Price (Sylvestra Le Touzel) struggles to
adjust to her new aristrocratic lifestyle when she is sent by her debt-ridden
mother to live with her rich aunt and cousins. Her 'superior' relatives
constantly ignore her, and only her cousin Edmund (Nicholas Farrell) shows Fanny
any interest. However, Fanny's charm and wit eventually win her many potential
suitors, and before long she has to decide whether she wishes to wed for love or
for status.
Doran Godwin stars in 'Emma' (1972), which tells the stroy of the eponymous
heroine whose chief joy in life is organising the lives of the friends with whom
she surrounds herself. She is soon the apple of Mr Knightly (John Carson)'s eye,
an older family friend who has watched her grow and advised her on many things
in life.
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