The Jane Austen Collection (DVD)

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.

General

Studio:	2 Entertain
Release date:	September 2012
Movie released:	1995
Actors:	Colin Firth • Jennifer Ehle • David Bamber • Crispin Bonham-Carter • Anna Chancellor • Susannah Harker • Barbara Leigh-Hunt • Adrian Lukis • Julia Sawalha • Alison Steadman • Benjamin Whitrow • Christopher Benjamin • Janet Root • Ciarán Hinds • John Woodvine • David Collings • Peter Firth • Googie Withers • Katherine Schlesinger • Robert Hardy • Cassie Stuart • Jonathan Cox • Ingrid Lacey • Geoffrey Chater • Elvi Hale • Helen Fraser • Elaine Ives-Cameron • Irene Richard • Tracey Childs • Marjorie Bland • Diana Fairfax • Philip Bowen • Amanda Boxer • Donald Douglas • Bosco Hogan • Annie Leon • Robert Swann • Margot Van Der Burgh • John Woodnutt • Anna Massey • Bernard Hepton • Nicholas Farrell • Sylvestra le Touzel • Angela Pleasence • Samantha Bond • David Buck • Gordon Kaye • Gillian Martell • Jonny Lee Miller • Neville Phillips • Jonathan Stephens • Christopher Villiers • Doran Godwin • John Carson • Timothy Peters • Constance Chapman • Mollie Sugden • Ellen Dryden • Raymond Adamson • Lily Harold • Debbie Biwan
Contributors:	Sue Birtwistle • Andrew Davies • Carl Davis • Fiona Finlay • Nick Dear • Louis Marks • Maggie Wadey • Ilona Sekacz • Barry Letts • Alexander Baron • Dudley Simpson • Betty Willingale • Ken Taylor • Derek Bourgeois • Martin Lisemore • Denis Coustanduros
Directors:	Simon Langton • Roger Michell • Giles Foster • Rodney Bennett • David Giles • John Glenister
Dimensions:	192 x 142 x 48mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Disks:	9
Region encoding:	Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players.
Audio format:	Dolby Digital Stereo
Video format:	Widescreen 16:9 (1.78:1)
Languages:	English
Age restriction:	PG
Categories:	DVD > Drama DVD > Feature Film
LSN:	XMF-TCS-ENE-5
Barcode:	5051561036699

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