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Jane Eyre (BBC) [2007] [DVD] [2006]Jane Eyre (BBC) [2007] [DVD] [2006]
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Simply the best adaptation of JE! Ruth Wilson is perfect! I love it and I could watch it endless times.
Pride And Prejudice : Complete BBC Series - 10th Anniversary Edition [1995] [DVD] [1999]Pride And Prejudice : Complete BBC Series - 10th Anniversary Edition [1995] [DVD] [1999]
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This is now a classic adaptation and as well it should be because it's brilliant from start to finish.
Persuasion : Complete BBC Adaptation [1995] [DVD]Persuasion : Complete BBC Adaptation [1995] [DVD]
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Wonderful version of JA's most mature novel.
North And South : Complete BBC Series [DVD]North And South : Complete BBC Series [DVD]
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Sparks fly between a no-nonsense Northern mill-owner and Margaret Hale, a clergyman's daughter from the South.
Wives And Daughters [DVD] [1999]Wives And Daughters [DVD] [1999]
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Another adaptation of a classic Gaskell novel. Wonderfully involving and moving.
Sense And Sensibility (Collector's Edition) [1996] [DVD]Sense And Sensibility (Collector's Edition) [1996] [DVD]
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A fantastic version of a JA classic. It has it's faults but it is great all the same.
Northanger Abbey [DVD] [2007]Northanger Abbey [DVD] [2007]
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Perfectly captures the jokey and light hearted quality of Austen's gothic satire.
Emma [DVD] [1996]Emma [DVD] [1996]
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I've never found a totally satisfactory version of Emma but this is not far off the mark.
Cranford : Complete BBC Series [2007] [DVD]Cranford : Complete BBC Series [2007] [DVD]
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Absolutely wonderful portrayal of Gaskell's town of 'Amazon women'!
Middlemarch [DVD] [1994]Middlemarch [DVD] [1994]
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Wonderful adaptation of one of my favourite novels.
The Barchester Chronicles [DVD] [1982]The Barchester Chronicles [DVD] [1982]
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Brilliant. See Alan Rickman in the early days.
Moll Flanders [DVD] [1996]Moll Flanders [DVD] [1996]
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Excellent bawdy fun!
Bleak House [DVD] [2005]Bleak House [DVD] [2005]
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Faithful to the original but with a fascinating contemporary feel.
The History Of Tom Jones A Foundling [DVD] [1997]The History Of Tom Jones A Foundling [DVD] [1997]
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Very funny adaptation of Fielding's bawdy novel.
Little Women [DVD] [1995]Little Women [DVD] [1995]
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Lovely lovely story!