Pride and Prejudice (1980 TV serial)
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This article is about the 1980 TV serial. For other uses, see Pride and Prejudice (film).
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| Genre | miniseries |
| Starring | Elizabeth Garvie David Rintoul |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Running time | 55 minutes (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC1 |
| Picture format | 480i |
| Original run | January 13, 1980 – |
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Pride and Prejudice is a 1980 BBC miniseries, faithfully adapted by British novelist Fay Weldon from Jane Austen's novel of the same name, originally published in 1813.
This five-episode dramatisation stars Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth Bennet and David Rintoul as Mr. Darcy. It was broadcast in 1981 by PBS television as part of Masterpiece Theatre. Judy Parfitt's performance as Lady Catherine de Bourgh is arguably the best on film.[citation needed]
The novel has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations — this was the fifth adaptation for the BBC. Other BBC television versions aired in 1938, 1952, 1958, 1967 and 1995.
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
- BBC television drama
- Jane Austen
- Pride and Prejudice (the novel)
- Republic of Pemberley
- Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV serial)
