Pride and Prejudice (1995)

1. Page to Screen

1996-03-28

The Making of Pride and Prejudice.

2. The Restoration Process

A 5 minute program explaining the restoration process

3. Lasting Impressions

Lasting Impressions. Filmed in 2006, this featurette includes interviews with cast and crew members as they look back at the incredible success of “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE” that changed the appeal and reach of costume dramas. Includes interviews with Sue Birtwistle (Producer), Benjamin Whitrow (Mr. Bennet), Crispin Bonham Carter (Mr. Bingley), Alison Steadman (Mrs. Bennet), David Bamber (Mr. Collins), Lucy Briers (Mary Bennet), Adrian Lukis (Wickham), and Carl Davis (Composer).

4. The Definitive Pride and Prejudice

A featurette detailing the history of the miniseries and the novel. There's some passing biographical data imparted about Austen, as well as the world in which she grew up and eventually prospered.

5. Love or Money? Courtship and Marriage in Pride and Prejudice

Details the philosophical dilemma facing most female heroines in Austen's novels.

7. Lifestyles of the Wealthy in Early 19th Century England

An interesting look at the upper classes in Britain.

8. Pride and Prejudice: A Turning Point for Period Drama

Interesting interviews with adapter Andrew Davis and others. A compelling description of what was going on in England in 1995 and why the show was so popular when it was first broadcast.

9. An Impromptu Walkabout with Adrian Lukis and Lucy Briers

A 10th Anniversary visit to some of the locations.