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Pride and Prejudice (1980 TV series)
Pride and Prejudice is a 1980 television serial, adapted by British novelist Fay Weldon from Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name.[1][2] It is a co-production of the BBC and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The five-episode dramatisation stars Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth Bennet and David Rintoul as Mr. Darcy.[3] In the US, it was broadcast by PBS television as part of Masterpiece Theatre.[4]
| Pride and Prejudice | |
|---|---|
DVD cover | |
| Written by | Fay Weldon |
| Directed by | Cyril Coke |
| Starring | Elizabeth Garvie David Rintoul |
| Music by | Wilfred Josephs |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jonathan Powell |
| Running time | 55 minutes (per episode) |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC2 |
| Picture format | PAL 576i |
| Original release | 13 January – 10 February 1980 |
The novel has been the subject of a great many television and film adaptations. This was the fifth adaptation for the BBC.[5] Other BBC television versions aired in 1938, 1952, 1958, 1967 and 1995.[6][7]
Cast
- Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth Bennet
- David Rintoul as Fitzwilliam Darcy
- Peter Settelen as George Wickham
- Priscilla Morgan as Mrs. Bennet
- Moray Watson as Mr. Bennet
- Sabina Franklyn as Jane Bennet
- Natalie Ogle as Lydia Bennet
- Tessa Peake-Jones as Mary Bennet
- Clare Higgins as Kitty Bennet
- Osmund Bullock as Charles Bingley
- Marsha Fitzalan as Caroline Bingley
- Jennifer Granville as Mrs. Hurst
- Edward Arthur as Mr. Hurst
- Irene Richard as Charlotte Lucas
- Malcolm Rennie as Mr. Collins
- Elizabeth Stewart as Lady Lucas
- Peter Howell as Sir William Lucas
- Judy Parfitt as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
- Moir Leslie as Anne de Bourgh
- Emma Jacobs as Georgiana Darcy
- Desmond Adams as Colonel Fitzwilliam
- Shirley Cain as Mrs. Phillips
- Barbara Shelley as Mrs. Gardiner
- Michael Lees as Mr. Gardiner
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 13 January 1980 | |
| When Mr. Bingley comes to live in the neighborhood, Mrs. Bennet considers him the rightful property of one of her five unmarried daughters. | |||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 20 January 1980 | |
| Mr. Collins, who will in time inherit Longbourn, seeks a reconciliation with the Bennet family. He intends to choose one of the girls for a wife. | |||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 27 January 1980 | |
| Mr. Bingley's abrupt departure to London has hurt Jane deeply and Elizabeth is convinced the disagreeable Mr. Darcy was to blame as surely as he was for the misfortunes of Mr. Wickham. | |||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 3 February 1980 | |
| Elizabeth found the manner of Mr. Darcy's proposal insulting and unworthy of a gentleman, but now that she has learned the truth about Wickham, she grows ashamed of her former prejudice. | |||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 10 February 1980 | |
| Elizabeth has visited Pemberley and met Mr. Darcy again. Knowing now that her first impressions were unjustified, she has begun to regret lost opportunities. | |||
References
- ^ "Pride and Prejudice". 13 January 1980. p. 45. from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Pride and Prejudice". 13 February 1980. p. 59. from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Pride and Prejudice (1980)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "CTVA US Anthology – "Masterpiece Theatre" (PBS) Season 11 (1980–81)". ctva.biz.
- ^ "Clash of the Darcys | lady.co.uk". lady.co.uk. from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "The Pride and Prejudice years". 24 September 2015. from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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External links
- Pride and Prejudice at IMDb
- Pride and Prejudice at AllMovie
- Pride and Prejudice at the BFI's Screenonline