Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

A marvelous adaptation of one of the great novels.:

This A&E/BBC miniseries is a true masterpiece, bringing Jane Austen's most popular novel to life in a near perfect production. It has everything: authentic Regency Period atmosphere, costumes, settings, a beautiful musical score, excellent performances by a well-chosen cast. Andrew Davis's script does full justice to Austen's original. Colin Firth is excellent as Mr. Darcy, but Jennifer Ehle just takes my breath away with her magnificent performance, which catches every nuance of Elizabeth Bennet's... more info

Very addictive to watch...:

This adaptation of Jane Austen's classic is absolutely addictive. I bought this special edition DVD less than a month ago and have watched it at least 3 times and various different scenes more than a few times. The attention to detail with the settings, costumes and language that stays very true to Austen's novel is magnificent and part of the enormous charm of this mini-series. The actors are all wonderfully cast. Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth as Elizabeth and Darcy have an undeniable chemistry between... more info

A truth universally acknowledged - a triumphant production:

This is a superb production. Colin Firth as Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth round out a marvellous cast. Alison Steadman is a superb Mrs Bennet, shallow and witless; Benjamin Whitrow an excellent beleagured Mr Bennet and Crispin Bonham-Carter and Susannah Harker do a fine job as the lovers Mr Bingley and Jane Bennet.

The production is well shot with beautiful location work and the adaptation, while it does tinker with some of the dialogue, benefits from the extended length of a miniseries over a... more info

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