I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve watched it, at least 8 times. The first time I saw it was probably about the year 2000. All the actors were brilliant. My favorites are Colin Firth, Alison Steadman, David Bamber, Benjamin Whitrow and Jennifer Elle. As I began naming them I kept adding until I decided i’d end up naming them all. They were all so good in their roles. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of it.
My favorite adaptation of all.I still watch it occasionally. Great acting from all the major chacters,especially Colin,Jennifer,Julia and Alison!I also listen to the audio book as read by Jennifer!
It's magnificent. I never understood why Jennifer Ehle did not become a bigger star as with Firth. An incredible actress. They all delivered perfect performances. Thank you all.
Her performance was absolutely magnificent. The scene where she breaks down while explaining to Darcy the bad news she had received in the letter, for example, was as perfectly rendered as I believe it was possible for any actress to perform it.
When I’m stressed, I love watching it. It seems to calm me down, taking me out of this fast 21st Century. Needless to say, I have no idea how many times I have watched it over the past 25 years.
I do the same thing! I have no idea how many times I’ve watched this adaptation. Its like the cinematic equivalent of Valium, because of how much it calms me down.
Carl Davis did such a brilliant job with the music. It fit the film perfectly. This version of Pride and Prejudice is the closest to the novel. It has the most integrity.
To me, this is the only version, the one truest to the source and done with their whole hearts in it. I watch it regularly and it was the one thing that got me through my Master thesis,- used to watch it each day, every day for all those months researching and writing. It grounds and comforts me, makes me laugh and giggle, sigh in frustration and be a wee bit vexed myself. ;-) It is forever brilliant and I dearly hope they all know it.
Same here too. Or if I feel bad for some reason. It's like a comfort blanket, and nothing else works as well (that I know of. If so I want to know about it!)
@@BlanCamCZ Thanks for the tip! I've heard about it, will try to check it out. I actually really love the Gwyneth Paltrow version of Emma. Great comedy. I'm not a fan of Gwyneth in general, but she was surprisingly good and funny in that one.
Wow, this is 13 years old now .... and this adaptation of P&P is still, in my opinion, the gold standard! It is true to the book and beautifully cast and filmed. It’s my “go to” watch whenever I’m down, poorly, unable to sleep etc. etc. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched it over the 24...eek!...years.
When my daughter had to read P&P in high school, she couldn't get through the dialogue in the book. We used this wonderful production to help her. We'd check the book to find the starting and ending point of the reading for that week, then watch the film to the end point of the reading. It made it so much easier for her to not only read and understand, but to appreciate the dialogue and the humor. Thank you for this amazing piece. (PS: I too watch it at least four times a year and can't wait to see it again after watching these Lasting Impressions pieces.)
@@Darcyfied Yes, just two years ago. Sadly he won't be around for the 25th Anniversary coming up next year. Hopefully they'll do a re-release of the video with updated interviews of the cast and crew today. I had read an article about Crispin Bonham-Carter (Mr. Bingley) saying that he had, for the most part, left acting and has been an English teacher, first at a comprehensive school and now at a boy's grammar school. I would love to see all of the others that we don't get to see on a regular basis on other shows or movies.
This is my favourite version. It's the version which remains truest to the book. I was spoiled for other versions, such as the one with Kierra Knightly. A miniseries was the best way to tell the story rather than trying to kram it all into a 2 hour movie.
For me, this will forever be the definitive adaptation of the novel. Perfect casting, perfect acting, and they truly were able to spend the time necessary to showcase the events of the story.
I am ashamed to admit that I had no knowledge of this production until just a year or two ago. Yes, I do live under a rock, but I managed to have the good fortune to stumble across it in its entirety here on You Tube a couple of years ago. I simply could not stop watching and saw the whole six hour program in one six hour sitting. I was simply blown away. This "Lasting Impressions" video is very welcome and has added production insights which would have been impossible for us to know without it. My very sincere thanks to Darcyfied for uploading this.
I consider virtually everything about this production of Pride & Prejudice to be absolutely perfect, and I will never read this book again without imagining these actors in their respective prose roles. Whoever cast this production should receive an award for selecting the best possible actors for the roles which were characterized in the film. I am also very impressed with the pains taken to remain as faithful to Miss Austin's book as possible. More screenwriter's should approach their mission in a like manner. Costumes, actors, music, production sites .... EVERYTHING ..... was just perfect! Once again thanks for following up the movie with "Lasting Impressions". That was the icing on an extremely delicious cake.
I came to it quite late too. I remember all the fuss at the time and didn't watch it. Then I discovered it when I had to do a piece of work for a TV history module for my Open University degree. I watched two BBC TV adaptations to compare and contrast them. I've been in love with this version ever since. I saw what all the fuss was about!
One of my favourite books is Pride and Prejudice which I have read at least ten times. I must have seen the BBC film about thirty times over a period of several years. I believe it is one of the most brilliant period dramas I have ever seen and continue to see. The actors and actresses are fantastic in their roles. Whoever chose the cast is a genious. They are all so perfect. I am not British but I love pride and prejudice and love the English language spoken in the film. I will continue to watch it. Congratulations to all involved in the making of the film which i have seen in video tape, five hours of it at one go, and later on dvd in a series form. Fantastic book, fantastic film and fantastic actors snd actresses.
20 years on, and still going strong. A lovely series put together. Amazing details and work behind its success. Thank you for sticking to, well, mostly, the actual events in the novel. I must add though, if this documentary and series had come out a decade earlier, a lot of things would've been clearer, making more sense to a young foreigner taking English Literature :)
"Why was it such a hit?" I think it's because of the casting: every actor and actress was perfect for the role, everyone did an excellent job! I hope they'll do a reunion documentary like this for the 25th anniversary this year
WHat is endearing and truly memorable about Darcy and Elizabeth's finally coming together to marry is that they marry (as does Jane) for all the right reasons: mutual respect, affection, and shared interests. Lydia and Wickham are in stark contrast to that.
Great adaptation of my favourite book. I feel really grateful to every one of those people for doing such wonderful job. And to people who made this documentary for giving us some insight into making this series.
Ok cast and producers, listen up. Sure, Jane Austen’s novel is the base …..and what a base, but frankly, the acting is what makes it work for me and as a non English speaking born person, I just marvel at the beauty of the English language so well served by these amazing actors and by that I mean, all the way to the smallest part. Fantastic job on the producers part. Not surprised people still watch it on and on again…….like I do too.
I have watched the dvd so many times that I know the script by heart. A Sri Lankan girl came to work at the same place as me and I told her about it then lent her my dvd. She loved it and re-watched it over and over again. She said she may need to borrow it again. It,s got to be the best movie of all time. There is a book out called, Longbourne, which is about the staff and how hard life was for them. Now and again, it mentions certain parts of the Bennet family and you instantly know where you are in the movie.
I grew up watching this, and later read the book in high school. This is by far my favorite adaptation of P&P. It is the most accurate I’ve ever seen, the acting/music/costumes/makeup/everything is superb! I’m so glad that they took their time with each portion of the story. ❤️
Twenty year reunion this year! I hope they will get together and celebrate. My very favorite version of Pride and Prejudice. I like watching it many times.
Really impressed with the new digitally restored version (you can buy it or see it on BritBox). It looks amazingly better, the colors are gorgeous and the costumes come alive. If you've never seen that version I highly recommend it.
A pity I only can get the pan&scan version though, not the widescreen I grew up on. The widescreen would be even nicer with the same colour treatment ...
It’s so funny, but during the end credits I kept thinking, “Wait for it....wait for it...,” bc I knew that Elizabeth blowing out the candle was coming to end the sequence! I remember after seeing Emma Thompson’s “Sense and Sensibility,” I wished so much that it hadn’t been a feature film, but had had the same treatment of this “P and P,” six hours long with the gorgeous sets and costumes, and the terrific actors! And then I remember sitting, watching the Kiera Knightley version in the theatre, and thinking, “This just SUCKS! Why is Longbourne so filthy and ugly with those enormous pigs slogging through mud???” I just hated the whole thing, partly bc this version got so many aspects of the novel right
There was a mini series of S&S but I felt that Emma Thompson's version was better written. Did you know that she wrote some scenes in the Keira Knightley version of P&P?
Last year, 2022, was the first time I saw this version. Saw clips of the movie on a TH-cam and then watched it 2 min 30 sec at a time on TH-cam. Got to get the movie on a dvd!
I read the book way before I saw this, and I loved it (the mini-series), mainly because it was so faithful to the book. And also possibly because it's the only adaptation I've ever seen, so I have have nothing to compare it to. It was the book come to life.
that scene always bugs me. You're trying to enjoy the romance of the moment but all you see is those horrible breeches. LOL. I'm glad Crispin Bonham-Carter can laugh at himself. He's pretty awesome.
I hate those breeches they are extremely revealing on all the men! I thought I might be just a perv (maybe I am! Lol) but I find them distracting once you notice it you can’t look away!😁
I would have loved some commentary from the other characters such as Lydia, Kitty, Mr and Mrs Gardener, Charlotte and Maria Lucas, Lady Katherine, etc, even Hannah and Mrs Jenkins. Ha Ha!!
It’s my favourite series ever! To me it really brought home how oppressed the female was at that time, and how that relationship still hasn’t changed that much over the centuries. Beautifully portrayed and EVERY character cast to perfection! Thank you! Michèle 🇬🇧
I was very much a Charlotte Bronte' fan but when I first saw "Persuasion" I fell in love with Jane Austen and never read "Pride and Prejudice" and was definitely hooked on Jane Austin. I couldn't wait to see "Sense and Sensibility" at the movies. So I even influenced my sister even a professional doctor. When I saw Pride and Prejudice and she loved the fact that I made a copy of "Pride and Prejudice" and gave it both of them. They loved Jane Austen too.
They're talking about ten years after filming - meanwhile when I'm done with this video and done baking cookies, I'm going to go upstairs and finish the series, after I started watching it last night. I live text about it to my brother and SIL, who also love it. It holds up extremely well.
I wish they did some sort of christmass special for the 30th anniversary, with all the cast... You know, Crimbo at Pemberley where they get together for a ball and reminisce about the past thirty years or something like that.
I am yet to watch any episodes of this series, I found it ‘difficult’? to get into. It’ll have to try again, it seems like I’ve been missing out? Thank you for this vid.
Adrian Lukis looks SO different these days! He plays the father of JP in Fresh Meat and it wasn't until I was looking at the imdb page and saw his name I realised who he was.
It's not better than the book because the series used most of the dialogue from the book. If you read the book, you visualize for yourself what the characters look like. Perhaps the series chose actors that, for you, were better than your visualizations.
I regret that I watched it so late. I bought the bluray earlier this year after reading the book. The British version - I think my country's version has cuts.
I absolutely love this movie..Matter of fact, I watch it atleast twice a week!! It is the only movie that I totally love each and every character and how they portray each person!!! Only part I was upset about is when Lydia and Mr. Whitcomb arrive home after the scandalous affair and marriage...That when Lizzy and Whitcomb went for a walk, she did not scold him or quarrel with him about what he had done to the family!! That's ok, because everytime I watch it I tell him what a rat and scoundrel he is!! Lol....Funny thing, my husband watches Mr. Colin's and has nick named him Mr. Bent Fabric, because Colin's is so weird...I Love you all...!!!!!!
I first seen this in 1995 and ever since I revisit it again every so often maybe once every 2or3 years and every rendition that came afterwards paled in comparison to this one (I didn't much like the movie with Kiera Knightly, although I don't mind the actor Matthew Macfadyen, he did a better job playing Mr. Clennam in Little Dorrit though than Darcy) this was the best enactment of Pride and Prejudice in every way but after seeing Colin Firth take on the ridiculous rolesn in Mama Mia and What a Girl Wants it sort of ruined the Darcy character entirely and after that I just stopped watching Colin Firths' movies .
+mnljh711986. I thought Rosamund Pike as Jane Bennett in the film was a much better fit for the part than Susannah Harker and the music and photography in the film were stunning, but overall the TV series was superior in just about every other way. Even the wardrobe and fashions were more realistically accurate.The frisson between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy in the TV series was much more true to the book also. One small example of the more accurate script was when Lady Catherine comes to the Bennett house: in the TV series she says "You have a very small park" , whereas in the film she says a "very small garden". Of course "park" was the perfect example of Lady Catherine's unwitting 'condescension', which is why Jane Austen used it in the book for its amusement value.
I agree about Keira Knightly and particularly Rosamund Pike. In the book, Jane Bennet is described as something of a beauty, whereas in the TV series, she seems rather plain, mostly due to unflattering hair and makeup. For me, Rosamund Pike's portrayal does a better job of capturing the character of kindness and beauty from the novel.
lol. that's very true. it's very grandiose and imposing yet ridiculous in its ostentatiousness. it's very fitting for Lady Catherine and her so called "affability and condescension." =P
The casting was perfect, the acting was perfection, the directing was excellent and they stuck closely to the book.
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve watched it, at least 8 times. The first time I saw it was probably about the year 2000. All the actors were brilliant. My favorites are Colin Firth, Alison Steadman, David Bamber, Benjamin Whitrow and Jennifer Elle. As I began naming them I kept adding until I decided i’d end up naming them all. They were all so good in their roles. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of it.
For me, the best production of Pride and Prejudice made to date. Absolutely love it.
And we STILL love it! This version will never be surpassed. 💜
29th February 2020
My favorite adaptation of all.I still watch it occasionally. Great acting from all the major chacters,especially Colin,Jennifer,Julia and Alison!I also listen to the audio book as read by Jennifer!
It's magnificent. I never understood why Jennifer Ehle did not become a bigger star as with Firth. An incredible actress. They all delivered perfect performances. Thank you all.
Her performance was absolutely magnificent. The scene where she breaks down while explaining to Darcy the bad news she had received in the letter, for example, was as perfectly rendered as I believe it was possible for any actress to perform it.
When I’m stressed, I love watching it. It seems to calm me down, taking me out of this fast 21st Century. Needless to say, I have no idea how many times I have watched it over the past 25 years.
I am the same! Almost shame of my self,because of watching it over and over again ..and stoped counting after 1000 time 😄😂
I just started doing that too
I do the same thing! I have no idea how many times I’ve watched this adaptation. Its like the cinematic equivalent of Valium, because of how much it calms me down.
I could never rewatch this mini series too many times ! I love it .
The theme of P&P makes me so calm and happy. It really is relaxing.
Carl Davis did such a brilliant job with the music. It fit the film perfectly. This version of Pride and Prejudice is the closest to the novel. It has the most integrity.
It is the ringtone I have on my phone for my oldest daughter because we both love it so.
To me, this is the only version, the one truest to the source and done with their whole hearts in it. I watch it regularly and it was the one thing that got me through my Master thesis,- used to watch it each day, every day for all those months researching and writing. It grounds and comforts me, makes me laugh and giggle, sigh in frustration and be a wee bit vexed myself. ;-) It is forever brilliant and I dearly hope they all know it.
How clever the composer is - exactly, the hunting call to get a husband!..
It really is. I always wondered if the horn was in reference to something.
This movie is my happy place. If I’m ever feeling down I just turn it on and immediately I have a smile on my face.
Pride and prejudice is what I watch when I'm ill because it comforts me
The same here!
Same here too. Or if I feel bad for some reason. It's like a comfort blanket, and nothing else works as well (that I know of. If so I want to know about it!)
Me too!!
@@monmothma3358 Same here! Do you know BBC´s version of "Emma" with Romola Garai? I was pleasantly surprised by that adaptation too 😀
@@BlanCamCZ Thanks for the tip! I've heard about it, will try to check it out. I actually really love the Gwyneth Paltrow version of Emma. Great comedy. I'm not a fan of Gwyneth in general, but she was surprisingly good and funny in that one.
23 years later, I am still watching it with my mom! what a brilliant adaptation!
Wow, this is 13 years old now .... and this adaptation of P&P is still, in my opinion, the gold standard! It is true to the book and beautifully cast and filmed. It’s my “go to” watch whenever I’m down, poorly, unable to sleep etc. etc. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched it over the 24...eek!...years.
When my daughter had to read P&P in high school, she couldn't get through the dialogue in the book. We used this wonderful production to help her. We'd check the book to find the starting and ending point of the reading for that week, then watch the film to the end point of the reading. It made it so much easier for her to not only read and understand, but to appreciate the dialogue and the humor. Thank you for this amazing piece. (PS: I too watch it at least four times a year and can't wait to see it again after watching these Lasting Impressions pieces.)
Hahaaa, I have always wondered about the trousers in the wedding.
I never even noticed before. Oh my.
Rest in peace Benjamin Whitrow (Mr. Bennet). It's sad that he won't be at any other reunions of the cast.
How sad! I hadn't heared yet!
@@Darcyfied Yes, just two years ago. Sadly he won't be around for the 25th Anniversary coming up next year. Hopefully they'll do a re-release of the video with updated interviews of the cast and crew today. I had read an article about Crispin Bonham-Carter (Mr. Bingley) saying that he had, for the most part, left acting and has been an English teacher, first at a comprehensive school and now at a boy's grammar school. I would love to see all of the others that we don't get to see on a regular basis on other shows or movies.
@@MsBamafanatic Days, you mean?
@@Darcyfied No, years. He passed away on September 28, 2017.
I adored him, he gave Mr. Bennett a lovely personality. A personality that I felt he had and thereby made himself so warm and lovable.
This is my favourite version. It's the version which remains truest to the book. I was spoiled for other versions, such as the one with Kierra Knightly. A miniseries was the best way to tell the story rather than trying to kram it all into a 2 hour movie.
For me, this will forever be the definitive adaptation of the novel. Perfect casting, perfect acting, and they truly were able to spend the time necessary to showcase the events of the story.
Gosh, 1:23 - the trousers on Bingley!...:D
Downright scandalous!
Exactly 🤣 Such a friendly rivalry the two male leads!
It is Miss Jane Bennett I feel sorry for.
I am ashamed to admit that I had no knowledge of this production until just a year or two ago. Yes, I do live under a rock, but I managed to have the good fortune to stumble across it in its entirety here on You Tube a couple of years ago. I simply could not stop watching and saw the whole six hour program in one six hour sitting. I was simply blown away. This "Lasting Impressions" video is very welcome and has added production insights which would have been impossible for us to know without it. My very sincere thanks to Darcyfied for uploading this.
Look on the bright side, everyone was under a rock at some point, and at least you emerged from under yours to find something beautiful. ;)
I consider virtually everything about this production of Pride & Prejudice to be absolutely perfect, and I will never read this book again without imagining these actors in their respective prose roles. Whoever cast this production should receive an award for selecting the best possible actors for the roles which were characterized in the film. I am also very impressed with the pains taken to remain as faithful to Miss Austin's book as possible. More screenwriter's should approach their mission in a like manner. Costumes, actors, music, production sites .... EVERYTHING ..... was just perfect! Once again thanks for following up the movie with "Lasting Impressions". That was the icing on an extremely delicious cake.
Oh I just got it off of one of the DVD editions you know.
I came to it quite late too. I remember all the fuss at the time and didn't watch it.
Then I discovered it when I had to do a piece of work for a TV history module for my Open University degree. I watched two BBC TV adaptations to compare and contrast them.
I've been in love with this version ever since. I saw what all the fuss was about!
I didn't FULLY realise how great casting of P&P was! Lukis is incredibly charming and Crispin seems to be such a nice person. Exeptional documentary!
Yep. It never gets old. It’s golden!
I have watched it over 200 times and I continue to watch It. It’s brilliant and the characters are quite dear to me
I remember when it was first broadcast and hearing those twinkling notes of the theme tune meant that a new episode was just beginning - perfect.
The best TV series ever made. I wore out my VHS set, and now I'm wearing out my DVD set :) Thank you for uploading these interviews.
One of my favourite books is Pride and Prejudice which I have read at least ten times. I must have seen the BBC film about thirty times over a period of several years. I believe it is one of the most brilliant period dramas I have ever seen and continue to see. The actors and actresses are fantastic in their roles. Whoever chose the cast is a genious. They are all so perfect. I am not British but I love pride and prejudice and love the English language spoken in the film. I will continue to watch it. Congratulations to all involved in the making of the film which i have seen in video tape, five hours of it at one go, and later on dvd in a series form. Fantastic book, fantastic film and fantastic actors snd actresses.
The music in this movie is soooooo Beautiful!!! ❤❤❤❤
It is a pity DARCY does not appear in the documentary
20 years on, and still going strong. A lovely series put together. Amazing details and work behind its success. Thank you for sticking to, well, mostly, the actual events in the novel. I must add though, if this documentary and series had come out a decade earlier, a lot of things would've been clearer, making more sense to a young foreigner taking English Literature :)
"Why was it such a hit?" I think it's because of the casting: every actor and actress was perfect for the role, everyone did an excellent job! I hope they'll do a reunion documentary like this for the 25th anniversary this year
Love, love, love this version. It is the best and we watch it at least twice a year.
2021 and I still watch it at least once a year and love it every single time.
Still watching to see what happens at the end. Hoping it all works out.
WHat is endearing and truly memorable about Darcy and Elizabeth's finally coming together to marry is that they marry (as does Jane) for all the right reasons: mutual respect, affection, and shared interests. Lydia and Wickham are in stark contrast to that.
Perfect comment.
@@kimquinn7728--Thank you for the kind words. I am a fan of Austen's work, along with many other authors, English and American.
Still one of my all-time favorites.
By far the best adaptation of pride and prejudice ! Actors are superb, all of them , music and costumes
It’s running again on local PBS in June 2021 & still fantastic!
I love the series and especially Mr. Collins.
Soon is going to be 20 years! And I still love it!
Great adaptation of my favourite book. I feel really grateful to every one of those people for doing such wonderful job. And to people who made this documentary for giving us some insight into making this series.
i love the music you hear at Lady Catherine's scenes.
it is so intense, scary and monarchy royal type.
Oh yes, I remember the music when we first see Rosings .
Definitely my favorite version
Ok cast and producers, listen up.
Sure, Jane Austen’s novel is the base …..and what a base, but frankly, the acting is what makes it work for me and as a non English speaking born person, I just marvel at the beauty of the English language so well served by these amazing actors and by that I mean, all the way to the smallest part.
Fantastic job on the producers part. Not surprised people still watch it on and on again…….like I do too.
Crispin has me dying in this one. 🤣
loved it, thnk you! The hunting call is genious!
I have watched the dvd so many times that I know the script by heart. A Sri Lankan girl came to work at the same place as me and I told her about it then lent her my dvd. She loved it and re-watched it over and over again. She said she may need to borrow it again. It,s got to be the best movie of all time. There is a book out called, Longbourne, which is about the staff and how hard life was for them. Now and again, it mentions certain parts of the Bennet family and you instantly know where you are in the movie.
I grew up watching this, and later read the book in high school. This is by far my favorite adaptation of P&P. It is the most accurate I’ve ever seen, the acting/music/costumes/makeup/everything is superb! I’m so glad that they took their time with each portion of the story. ❤️
MY FAVE VERSION TOO, MUSIC IS WONDERFUL. WELL DONE MR DAVIS
Twenty year reunion this year! I hope they will get together and celebrate. My very favorite version of Pride and Prejudice. I like watching it many times.
It's even 25!
Τέλειο από κάθε άποψη! Υπέροχο και αξεπέραστο!
That comment at 3:50 is completely on point as somebody who is studying the novel for GCSE…
Everything is perfect with this version!❤💟❤
It was really a dream come true. It is the best version by far.
Thank you so much for uploading this. Never knew of it and just stumbled on by chance. It was immensely enjoyable to watch. Cheers 🌹
It is timeless!
Музыка очень передаёт настроение.
I love the music in this mini series .
Everyone, and I mean everyone was perfectly cast in this production.
The producer has it right- it had to be six hours. It actually developed the whole book.
Nice.
thank you for this video! It's great to hear them talk about it and to see some of the actor behind your favourite characters. I truly love them all.
Definitely the best version. Can't watch any other because this has set the standard.
Thank you so much for uploading this! It's my all time favorite series!
Really impressed with the new digitally restored version (you can buy it or see it on BritBox). It looks amazingly better, the colors are gorgeous and the costumes come alive. If you've never seen that version I highly recommend it.
A pity I only can get the pan&scan version though, not the widescreen I grew up on. The widescreen would be even nicer with the same colour treatment ...
When my internet fails me I always pop this and get immersed immediately like I saw it for the first time.
It’s so funny, but during the end credits I kept thinking, “Wait for it....wait for it...,” bc I knew that Elizabeth blowing out the candle was coming to end the sequence! I remember after seeing Emma Thompson’s “Sense and Sensibility,” I wished so much that it hadn’t been a feature film, but had had the same treatment of this “P and P,” six hours long with the gorgeous sets and costumes, and the terrific actors! And then I remember sitting, watching the Kiera Knightley version in the theatre, and thinking, “This just SUCKS! Why is Longbourne so filthy and ugly with those enormous pigs slogging through mud???” I just hated the whole thing, partly bc this version got so many aspects of the novel right
There was a mini series of S&S but I felt that Emma Thompson's version was better written. Did you know that she wrote some scenes in the Keira Knightley version of P&P?
Last year, 2022, was the first time I saw this version. Saw clips of the movie on a TH-cam and then watched it 2 min 30 sec at a time on TH-cam. Got to get the movie on a dvd!
Brilliant. Enjoyed this immensely. Thankyou.
Thanks a lot for uploading the document :) Big thumbs-up!
the music was fabulous too
totally captured the tone of the novel- playful & lots of momentum with elements of sweeping romance.
I read the book way before I saw this, and I loved it (the mini-series), mainly because it was so faithful to the book. And also possibly because it's the only adaptation I've ever seen, so I have have nothing to compare it to. It was the book come to life.
lol @ the rearranging trousers comment :D! luv this behind-the-scenes look of the mini-series. thank you for posting!! gaaah i need to buy the dvd x_x
canihelpyou he’s saying he’s more hung than Colin. Lol. Omg
You could not find a better way to say Thank You to Jane Austen
Lucy briers is so cute😉
Damn, now I must watch it again!
After watching the series, it inspired me to write my first play. 'A match made in Devon.'
Oh, really? Related to the novel of the same name?
that scene always bugs me. You're trying to enjoy the romance of the moment but all you see is those horrible breeches. LOL. I'm glad Crispin Bonham-Carter can laugh at himself. He's pretty awesome.
I think he laughed at Colin... Also, I hadn't noticed the breeches, now I won't notice anything else!
I hate those breeches they are extremely revealing on all the men! I thought I might be just a perv (maybe I am! Lol) but I find them distracting once you notice it you can’t look away!😁
Thanks for uploading this! Enjoyed it thoroughly. :D
I would have loved some commentary from the other characters such as Lydia, Kitty, Mr and Mrs Gardener, Charlotte and Maria Lucas, Lady Katherine, etc, even Hannah and Mrs Jenkins. Ha Ha!!
And don’t forget Hill.
@@xxspudsmomxx Yes, how on earth can we forget Hill??!! Ha Ha
@@debbieann921 HILL! Oh where is she. HILL!!
It’s my favourite series ever! To me it really brought home how oppressed the female was at that time, and how that relationship still hasn’t changed that much over the centuries. Beautifully portrayed and EVERY character cast to perfection! Thank you!
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I was very much a Charlotte Bronte' fan but when I first saw "Persuasion" I fell in love with Jane Austen and never read "Pride and Prejudice" and was definitely hooked on Jane Austin. I couldn't wait to see "Sense and Sensibility" at the movies. So I even influenced my sister even a professional doctor. When I saw Pride and Prejudice and she loved the fact that I made a copy of "Pride and Prejudice" and gave it both of them. They loved Jane Austen too.
Did you say you never read the book??
They're talking about ten years after filming - meanwhile when I'm done with this video and done baking cookies, I'm going to go upstairs and finish the series, after I started watching it last night. I live text about it to my brother and SIL, who also love it. It holds up extremely well.
I knew it so well I could work around the house.....or to go to sleep by. It...hand work....etc.
Have loved this gem
My very fav version!
Mary Bennet has such a lovely voice. Too bad she doesn’t speak often in the series
It’s one “chick flick” my husband enjoys,too. We just watched it again last month. Although it had been several years…
I wish they did some sort of christmass special for the 30th anniversary, with all the cast... You know, Crimbo at Pemberley where they get together for a ball and reminisce about the past thirty years or something like that.
I love the music. I wish I could buy it on cd
I am yet to watch any episodes of this series, I found it ‘difficult’? to get into. It’ll have to try again, it seems like I’ve been missing out? Thank you for this vid.
It is simply perfect
Thank you 😊
Adrian Lukis looks SO different these days! He plays the father of JP in Fresh Meat and it wasn't until I was looking at the imdb page and saw his name I realised who he was.
This version is better than the book. I won't even watch another version.
It's not better than the book because the series used most of the dialogue from the book. If you read the book, you visualize for yourself what the characters look like. Perhaps the series chose actors that, for you, were better than your visualizations.
I regret that I watched it so late. I bought the bluray earlier this year after reading the book. The British version - I think my country's version has cuts.
I absolutely love this movie..Matter of fact, I watch it atleast twice a week!! It is the only movie that I totally love each and every character and how they portray each person!!! Only part I was upset about is when Lydia and Mr. Whitcomb arrive home after the scandalous affair and marriage...That when Lizzy and Whitcomb went for a walk, she did not scold him or quarrel with him about what he had done to the family!! That's ok, because everytime I watch it I tell him what a rat and scoundrel he is!! Lol....Funny thing, my husband watches Mr. Colin's and has nick named him Mr. Bent Fabric, because Colin's is so weird...I Love you all...!!!!!!
I first seen this in 1995 and ever since I revisit it again every so often maybe once every 2or3 years and every rendition that came afterwards paled in comparison to this one (I didn't much like the movie with Kiera Knightly, although I don't mind the actor Matthew Macfadyen, he did a better job playing Mr. Clennam in Little Dorrit though than Darcy) this was the best enactment of Pride and Prejudice in every way but after seeing Colin Firth take on the ridiculous rolesn in Mama Mia and What a Girl Wants it sort of ruined the Darcy character entirely and after that I just stopped watching Colin Firths' movies .
+mnljh711986 I preferred the mother in the movie, I love Alison but find her histrionics OTT
+mnljh711986. I thought Rosamund Pike as Jane Bennett in the film was a much better fit for the part than Susannah Harker and the music and photography in the film were stunning, but overall the TV series was superior in just about every other way. Even the wardrobe and fashions were more realistically accurate.The frisson between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy in the TV series was much more true to the book also. One small example of the more accurate script was when Lady Catherine comes to the Bennett house: in the TV series she says "You have a very small park" , whereas in the film she says a "very small garden". Of course "park" was the perfect example of Lady Catherine's unwitting 'condescension', which is why Jane Austen used it in the book for its amusement value.
I agree about Keira Knightly and particularly Rosamund Pike. In the book, Jane Bennet is described as something of a beauty, whereas in the TV series, she seems rather plain, mostly due to unflattering hair and makeup. For me, Rosamund Pike's portrayal does a better job of capturing the character of kindness and beauty from the novel.
It’s been another 10 years. Where’s the new reunion?
lol. that's very true. it's very grandiose and imposing yet ridiculous in its ostentatiousness. it's very fitting for Lady Catherine and her so called "affability and condescension." =P
I watch it, when life becomes unrea,
Unreal.