Pride and Prejudice (1980 TV series)

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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)
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release13 January (1980-01-13) –
10 February 1980 (1980-02-10)

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]

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[edit]

Episodes[edit]

No.Original air date
113 January 1980 (1980-01-13)
When Mr. Bingley comes to live in the neighborhood near Meryton, Mrs. Bennet considers him the rightful property of one of her five unmarried daughters, as she is desperate for at least one of them to marry well since there is no son to inherit Mr Bennet's Longbourn estate. The eldest daughter Jane attracts the attentions of Mr. Bingley. Mr Bingley's friend Mr. Darcy is unpopular in local society due to his haughty manners.
220 January 1980 (1980-01-20)
The Reverend Mr. Collins, the cousin who will in time inherit Longbourn in the absence of a Bennet son, seeks a reconciliation with the Bennet family after an estrangement dating back to his father's time. He intends to choose one of the five daughters as his wife. The second eldest daughter Elizabeth becomes interested in Mr. Wickham, a recently arrived militia soldier who is disliked by Darcy. Mr Collins proposes to Elizabeth but is refused, and instead becomes engaged to her friend Charlotte Lucas.
327 January 1980 (1980-01-27)
Mr. Bingley abruptly departs to London with Mr. Darcy. This hurts Jane deeply and Elizabeth is convinced that the disagreeable Mr. Darcy was to blame as surely as he was for the misfortunes of Mr. Wickham.
43 February 1980 (1980-02-03)
Elizabeth goes to stay with her friend Charlotte, now married to Mr. Collins and living in Kent near Rosings, home of his patroness Lady Catherine de Bourgh. She receives a surprise proposal of marriage from Mr Darcy. Elizabeth finds the manner of his proposal insulting and unworthy of a gentleman, but when she learns the truth about Wickham, she grows ashamed of her former prejudice.
510 February 1980 (1980-02-10)
Elizabeth has visited Mr. Darcy's Derbyshire estate at Pemberley whilst on holiday with her aunt and uncle, and meets Mr. Darcy again. Knowing now that her first impressions were unjustified, she has begun to regret lost opportunities. However, the elopement of Wickham with youngest sister Lydia Bennet throws everything into disarray for a time. When everything is resolved, three of the Bennet daughters have married.

References[edit]

  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)

External links[edit]

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