Jane Austen's famous comedy of manners and romance is once more developed for the screen in the grand traditions of the BBC costume drama. Adapted by Andrew Davies after his success with the television adaptation of George Elliot's 'Middlemarch', the series was the BBC's flagship drama in the Autumn 1995 schedule. 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.

Double bill of BBC TV dramas based on the characters from Jane Austen's classic novel 'Pride and Prejudice'. 'Death Comes to Pemberley' (2013) is an adaptation of the novel by P.D. James which continues the story of 'Pride and Prejudice'. Elizabeth (Anna Maxwell Martin) and Darcy (Matthew Rhys) have been happily married for a number of years and have two young sons. However, when Elizabeth's sister Lydia (Jenna-Louise Coleman) brings news of a murder in Pemberley woods, their life of domestic bliss is thrown into turmoil. Adapted by screenwriter Andrew Davies, 'Pride and Prejudice' (1995) 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. Crispin Bonham-Carter, Anna Chancellor and Susannah Harker also star.