Favourite Classic's Adaptions (26 titles)
North And South - BBC
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North And South - BBC
(2 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Daniela Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage, Sinead Cusack
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Adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel. Margaret Hale, a southerner, has newly moved to the industrial town of Milton. When the workers of a cotton mill strike, Margaret immediately takes their side, already displaying a strong dislike for the mill's owner, John Thornton. As the conflict between ..read more »
81%
from 3,018 members
Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn
Director: Joe Wright
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This version of Jane Austen's fiercely beloved novel has the daunting task of living up not only to the classic book, but also to the excellent 1995 miniseries of the same name. Yet 2005's Pride & Prejudice is up to the task, thanks to lively pacing, a witty script, an excellent cast, and clever ..read more »
67%
from 42,334 members
Persuasion
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Persuasion
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones, Alice Krige
Director: Adrian Shergold
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A new adaptation of one of Jane Austen's most admired novels - the story of a woman who gets a second chance. Anne fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne's family were against the ..read more »
70%
from 6,901 members
Jane Eyre
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Jane Eyre
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Ruth Wilson, Francesca Annis, Toby Stephens
Director: Susanna White
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2006 adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's passionate and tender story of the love between a fiercely independent governess and her brusque, mysterious employer.
80%
from 2,390 members
Sense and Sensibility
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Sense and Sensibility
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Jean Marsh, Janet McTeer, David Morrissey
Director: John Alexander
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From acclaimed writer Andrew Davies comes this enchanting new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel about love and marriage. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her ..read more »
79%
from 1,160 member
Bride And Prejudice
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Bride And Prejudice
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Naveen Andrews
Director: Gurinder Chadha
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A romantic musical based on Jane Austen's novel which finds Mrs Bennet anxious to find husbands for her daughters.
53%
from 23,537 members
Tess Of The D'Ubervilles
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Tess Of The D'Ubervilles
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Gemma Arterton, Eddie Redmayne, Hans Matheson
Director: David Blair
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A passionate, sensual and very modern version of Thomas Hardy's infamous novel, combining young, upcoming acting talent with recognisable and much-loved faces. When the beautiful and innocent Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a ..read more »
77%
from 1,046 member
Little Dorrit
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Little Dorrit
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Matthew McFadyen, Andy Serkis, Mackenzie Crook
Director: Adam Smith
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A victim of her father's debt, 'Little Dorrit' has spent her childhood behind the heavy, iron doors of Marshalsea Prison. But will a chance meeting change her life? Andrew Davies' gripping new series brings to life Dickens' classic tale of hardship and struggle in 1820s London, where larger-than-..read more »
79%
from 1,455 member
Emma
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Emma
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming
Director: Douglas McGrath
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Douglas McGrath's film is an elegant and entertaining adaptation of Jane Austen's 1816 novel about Emma (Gwyneth Paltrow), a well-to-do young woman whose kindhearted attempts at matchmaking mask her own lack of romantic attachment. She takes it upon herself to find the perfect man for her friend ..read more »
67%
from 6,172 members
Emma
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Emma
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
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A faithful, enchanting adaptation of Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse, a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly cost her her own shot at romance. From the producers of A&E's acclaimed PRIDE & PREJUDICE.
68%
from 2,521 members
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