"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)
Orgullo y prejuicio (Argentina) (DVD title) (Spain) [es]
Büszkeség és balítélet (Hungary) [hu]
Orgueil et préjugés (France) [fr]
Perifania kai prokatalipsi (Greece) [el]
Stolthed og fordom (Denmark) [da]
Stolthet och fördom (Sweden) [sv]
Stolz und Vorurteil (Germany) [de]
Ylpeys ja ennakkoluulo (Finland) [fi]

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 green pelisse Lucy Scott (Charlotte Lucas) wears walking to dinner at Rosings is the same costume Sophia Myles (Susan Price) wears walking in Portsmouth in Mansfield Park (1999), and Emilia Fox (Clara Copperfield) wears to the funeral in David Copperfield (1999) (TV)..

Goofs:

Continuity: When Darcy first introduces his sister to Elizabeth, the position of his hands changes between shots as he's telling Elizabeth that Bingley is around and wishes to meet her too.

Quotes:

Jane Bennet: I must take mama her tea.
Mr. Bennet: She still keeps her state above stairs? Lends such an elegance to our situation.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Getaway: (#15.7)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth) Stole my Heart!

Never having read Austen before, I completely fell in love with this A&E mini series and, although I am a senior citizen, with Colin Firth who is wonderful as the Prideful Mr. Darcy. Jennifer Ehle is equally good as the charming but prejudiced Lizzy. I also enjoyed Benjamin Whitrow as the father of "the five silliest girls in England" and Alison Steadman's hilarious rendition of Mrs. Bennett. I immediately bought the tapes and have watched them over and over.

I recommend this mini series to everyone. It far exceeds the films made of Austen's works. Emma (and Gywnneth Paltrow) pales in comparison with this A&E mini series.

I, too, enjoyed Bridget Jones Diary all the more because of Colin Firth's Mark DARCY.