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Pride and prejudice [videorecording] / by Jane Austen ; dramatised by Fay Weldon ; a BBC TV production in association with Australian Broadcasting Commission ; producer, Jonathan Powell ; directed by Cyril Coke.

Summary:

The story of the lively, precocious and very eligible Bennet girls captures all the nuances of 19th century life among the English gentry, a society obsessed with profitable marriage contracts.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780790770277
  • ISBN: 079077027X
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (265 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United States] : BBC Video, 2004.
  • Distributor: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Also issued as part of The Jane Austen collection.
Based on the novel Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen.
Formatted Contents Note:
Side A: Episodes 1-3 -- Side B: Episodes 4-5.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Film editor, Chris Wimble ; music composed by Wilfred Josephs ; conducted by Marcus Dods ; film cameraman, Paul Wheeler ; film sound recorder, Malcolm Webberley ; graphic design, Liz Frieman ; choreographer, John Broome ; costume designer, Joan Ellacott ; script editor, Betty Willingale ; designer, Barbara Gosnold.
Participant or Performer Note:
Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson, Priscilla Morgan, Sabina Franklyn, Irene Richard, Osmond Bullock, Marsha Fitzalan, Natalie Ogle, Tessa Peake-Jones, Peter Howell, Elizabeth Stewart, Clare Higgins, Edward Arthur, Jennifer Granville, Andrew Johns, Malcolm Rennie, Peter Settelen, Barbara Shelley, Shirley Cain, Andrew Johns, Judy Parfitt, Desmond Adams, Moir Leslie, Michael Lees, Doreen Mantle, Emma Jacobs, Janet Davies, Elizabeth Knight, Anne Maxwell.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (4:3) presentation.
Language Note:
In English ; Closed-captioned.
Subject: Young women > England > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > England > Drama.
Social classes > England > Drama.
Courtship > England > Drama.
Sisters > England > Drama.
England > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
Genre: Romance television programs.
Television mini-series.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.

Available copies

  • 15 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Old Fort Branch Library DVD PRI (Text) 37810435356703 Adult Video Available -
Alleghany Public Library DVD (Text) 30664100202388 Adult Video Available -
Ashe County Public Library DVD PRI (Text) 50503010999060 Adult Video Checked out 05/03/2025
Clemmons Branch DVD DRAMA [BRITISH] NOT RATED (Text) 0112519219607 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Columbus Library DVD DRAMA PRI (Text) 31250200059853 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Elkin Public Library DVD (Text) 30499100404571 Adult Video Available -
Haynes Branch Library DVD Pri (Text)
BBC Video: BBC version
38801101842414 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch 791.45 P / Television (Text) 33258007933539 Adult Video Available -
Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library DVD Pride (Text) 39523000044210 Adult Video Available -
Lenoir Library DVD F Pride (Text) 50669011532075 Adult Video Available -

Summary: The story of the lively, precocious and very eligible Bennet girls captures all the nuances of 19th century life among the English gentry, a society obsessed with profitable marriage contracts.