This is a review of the BBC 1995 adaptation. For a review of the 2005 Pride and Prejudice movie click here.
Carl Davis was a veteran composer for BBC dramas when he wrote the soundtrack for Pride and Prejudice, having worked on scores for the corporation since the mid-1970s. He was a great fan of the [...]
Here are My Pride and Prejudice’s all time top 10 pictures of the ‘oddity’ that is Mr Collins. In no particular order and from all the major screen and TV adaptations we have Tom Hollander (2005), David Bamber (1995), Malcolm Rennie(1980), Melville Cooper (1940) and Guy Henry (Lost in Austen).
Almost everyone ‘knows’ that Elizabeth and Mr Darcy have dark hair, and that Jane and Mr. Bingley are blonde-ish. The idea is so ingrained that Jennifer Ehle dyed her eyebrows and left her hair unwashed for her audition for the 1995 series. Colin Firth’s ginger tendencies, as described by Andrew Davies, were one reason that [...]
Darcy’s behavior at the ball scene has the capacity to shock me every time I read it. We know that he is misunderstood, that he is shy, and that he has the awesome responsibilities of his estate to consider. And yet, on every read, I am offended anew by his treatment of Elizabeth. Here is [...]
The beautiful period houses chosen to play the roles of Longbourn, Netherfield, Rosings, and Pemberley in the 1995 series and 2005 movie contributed so much to the look and feel of both adaptations. Those of us who enjoyed reading about the houses chosen for Joe Wright’s movie, and fantasizing about the advantageous marriages (or perhaps [...]
Here are My Pride and Prejudice’s all-time Top 10 Darcy screenshots for your drooling pleasure. We have Matthew Macfayden (2005), Colin Firth (1995), David Rintoul (1980), Laurence Olivier (1940) and Elliot Cowan (Lost in Austen 2008.) They’re in no particular order, so we’ll leave it up to you to rank them according to your preferences!