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
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Written byFay Weldon
Directed byCyril Coke
StarringElizabeth Garvie
David Rintoul
Music byWilfred Josephs
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerJonathan Powell
Running time55 minutes (per episode)
Release
Original networkBBC2
Original release13 January (1980-01-13) –
10 February 1980 (1980-02-10)

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

Episodes
No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"13 January 1980 (1980-01-13)
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 (1980-01-20)
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 (1980-01-27)
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 (1980-02-03)
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 (1980-02-10)
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
  1. "Pride and Prejudice". 13 January 1980. p. 45. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via BBC Genome.
  2. "Pride and Prejudice". 13 February 1980. p. 59. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via BBC Genome.
  3. "BFI Screenonline: Pride and Prejudice (1980)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  4. "CTVA US Anthology – "Masterpiece Theatre" (PBS) Season 11 (1980–81)". ctva.biz.
  5. "Clash of the Darcys | lady.co.uk". lady.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. "The Pride and Prejudice years". 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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