Andrew Davies (2) (1936–)

This is the Austen adaptation that led to a revival, one might even say a craze--and it made Colin Firth, the Darcy, a star. I loved Jane Austen well before I ever watched this miniseries, and I thought it did wonderfully by her. Just about every member of the cast was pitch perfect. Parts of this made me burst into wild laughter (particularly the whole scene where Mary plays and sings accompanied by a howling dog) and parts moved me to tears--and most definitely wide smiles.

The BBC series (non singing) production of Les Miserables. Very well done. The problem I had was that I know the musical so well that there was no jeopardy or drama for me because I know what happens. So my emotional involvement with the story was missing. It did fill in some mysteries from the musical especially the end which gets rushed over in the musical.
If your knowledge of the story is low then you will probably enjoy this series a lot.

Excellent version of this tale of the conflict between rational thought and feelings of the heart. The performances and casting are good, and although the settings are perhaps a little too romanticised, they are still satisfactory. The adaptation by Andrew Davies keeps all essential elements whilst being lively and not afraid to show unpleasant things.

Northanger Abbey is a little different from Austen's other novels, in that it's overtly amusing, and something of a spoof on the 'gothic' novels of the time.

This adaptation - made originally for ITV - is fairly true to the book, with realistic characters. Catherine Morland in particular (Felicity Jones) seemed very believable.

My husband watched with me and despite not having read the book, enjoyed it too. There were a couple of moments when we both laughed out loud.

Highly recommended to show more anyone who likes period dramas, or who is a fan of Jane Austen's writing.

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