
BBC TV mini-series - 6 episodes
my 1st viewing
Director: John Glenister
Writer: Denis Constanduros
Based on book: by Jane Austen
Rating: 3
Doran Godwin plays Emma Woodhouse
John Carson plays Mr. Knightley
Now that SteamPink week has ended, I am back to blogging for Jane in June. You'll get at least one post a day on something Jane-ish.
Just to recap. For most of this month I will be reviewing a DVD set of BBC TV mini-series of Jane's six published works. The tv series format provides more details than what you would see in a 2-hour movie. However, the special effects, costumes and scenery may not be as great or limited.
I will also just give my blips and bloops about my watching and it will be on the premise that you all know the basic storyline.
A blip:
Hubby thought Emma was despicable. I thought so too for the first 3 episodes. This Emma was not like the light-hearted, fun, character portrayed in the Gwyneth Paltrow movie version in 1996. The 1972 Emma came across really manipulative which was an ugly Emma to me.
Instead of this Emma and Knightley...

A bloop:
I was really taken by...
Ania Marson plays Jane Fairfax
Robert East plays Frank Churchill


* image source Emma and Knightley and Jane
* part of my Jane in June
* make sure to check out the main site for Book Rat's - Jane in June for all the reviews, interviews and giveaways galore!!!
I love these old Austen adaptions. Donald Eccles is my favorite Mr. Woodhouse. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the other films - the 70's Mansfield Park and Persuasion are actually my very favorite versions of these stories available.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a show I would have enjoyed, though I don't get the BBC anymore. :-(
ReplyDeleteWe've enjoyed the BBC for years - although along the lines of Monty Python, Dr. Who, Mr. Bean, etc - so I'm horribly unfamiliar with the Austen adaptations :(
ReplyDeleteOn a more positive note, I can look forward to reading your 'Jane' posts to familiarize myself with Austen's characters :)
Who knows what I've been missing all these years lol
I didn't watch this one yet! I'll have to get the dvds!>_<
ReplyDeleteI haven't watched this version. I thought the recent Romola Garai - Jonny Lee Miller version was quite good though :)
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about reading that book too. I want to know more about Miss Fairfax :)
ReplyDeleteJane Fairfax was an okay book . . I have it. If you lived closer I'd let you borrow it! I still need to watch these old BBC Austen classics one of these days!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen ANY of the olderer (70's, maybe even 80s and under) versions. I can't get past bad lighting and hair. But I think I'm going to make myself for next years JnJ.
ReplyDeleteI will be snippeting this soon...
:)