Pride & Prejudice
The Pride and Prejudice mini-series was actually a TV movie that was 4 1/2 hours long and based on Jane Austin's 1813 classic novel about the strong prejudice that existed between the different social classes during the early 19th century. Elizabeth Bennet refused to have anything to do with Mr. Darcy, a wealthy upper class single man, after he insulted her at a dance. The result was a wonderful complex and touching love story that has survived the ages and the myriad of different adaptations. However despite the many films and TV serials the undoubted classic has to be the 1995 BBC adaptation. The acting, costumes, locations and music are all absolutely wonderful!
Trivia:
Not everyone ended out with the same Pride and Prejudice part for which they originally auditioned. Crispin Bonham-Carter (Mr. Bingley) first tried-out for the part of George Wickham. Lucy Davis (Maria Lucas) first auditioned for the part of Lydia Bennet.
Immediately after Mr. Darcy proposes marriage to Elizabeth, he walks up two flights of stairs. Then he looks out of a window which is on the first floor. OOPS!
Colin Firth spent his early childhood in Nigeria. This was due to the fact that three of his grandparents were Methodist missionaries.
The Pride and Prejudice's Pemberly Estate was totally fictional. The interiors were shot at Sudbury House and the exteriors at Lyme Park.
Joanna David (Mrs. Gardiner) and Emilia Fox (Georgianna Darcy) are real life mother and daughter.
Susannah Harker who plays Jane Bennet, is the daughter of Polly Adams who played the same part in the BBC's 1967 version of the Pride and Prejudice.
Susannah Harker was pregnant while Pride and Prejudice was being filmed. You probably didn't notice though as her costumes were made especially loose and she generally wore a shawl.
Cast:
Colin Firth .............. Mr. Darcy Jennifer Ehle ............ Elizabeth Bennet Crispin Bonham-Carter .... Mr. Bingley David Bamber ............. Mr. Collins Adrian Lukis ............. Wickham Anna Chancellor .......... Miss Bingley Susannah Harker .......... Jane Bennet Barbara Leigh-Hunt ....... Lady Catherine de Bourgh Benjamin Whitrow ......... Mr. Bennet Julia Sawalha ............ Lydia Bennet Alison Steadman .......... Mrs. Bennet
Not everyone ended out with the same Pride and Prejudice part for which they originally auditioned. Crispin Bonham-Carter (Mr. Bingley) first tried-out for the part of George Wickham. Lucy Davis (Maria Lucas) first auditioned for the part of Lydia Bennet.
Immediately after Mr. Darcy proposes marriage to Elizabeth, he walks up two flights of stairs. Then he looks out of a window which is on the first floor. OOPS!
Colin Firth spent his early childhood in Nigeria. This was due to the fact that three of his grandparents were Methodist missionaries.
The Pride and Prejudice's Pemberly Estate was totally fictional. The interiors were shot at Sudbury House and the exteriors at Lyme Park.
Joanna David (Mrs. Gardiner) and Emilia Fox (Georgianna Darcy) are real life mother and daughter.
Susannah Harker who plays Jane Bennet, is the daughter of Polly Adams who played the same part in the BBC's 1967 version of the Pride and Prejudice.
Susannah Harker was pregnant while Pride and Prejudice was being filmed. You probably didn't notice though as her costumes were made especially loose and she generally wore a shawl.
Colin Firth .............. Mr. DarcyJennifer Ehle ............ Elizabeth BennetCrispin Bonham-Carter .... Mr. BingleyDavid Bamber ............. Mr. CollinsAdrian Lukis ............. WickhamAnna Chancellor .......... Miss BingleySusannah Harker .......... Jane BennetBarbara Leigh-Hunt ....... Lady Catherine de BourghBenjamin Whitrow ......... Mr. BennetJulia Sawalha ............ Lydia BennetAlison Steadman .......... Mrs. Bennet
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