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Classic books on film
Pride And Prejudice : Complete BBC Series - 10th Anniversary Edition [1995]Pride And Prejudice : Complete BBC Series - 10th Anniversary Edition [1995]
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My favourite adaptation.
IvanhoeIvanhoe
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One of four BBC dramatisations that compares to Pride and Prejudice - why is it not avaliable on DVD?
Pride And PrejudicePride And Prejudice
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One of the other good dramatisations. Almost as good as the 1995 version mentioned above. When will it be released on region 2 DVD?
Persuasion : Complete BBC Adaptation [1995]Persuasion : Complete BBC Adaptation [1995]
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And another. Gentle but brilliant adaptation. An understated gem.
North And South : Complete BBC SeriesNorth And South : Complete BBC Series
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And the final one. A gritty and stunning adaptation of one of my favourite novels.
Persuasion [1971]Persuasion [1971]
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Old-fashioned and with some ghastly costumes, but still well worth watching. Especially if it was released on DVD...
The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall [1996]The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall [1996]
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Love this.
Frenchman's Creek [1998]Frenchman's Creek [1998]
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My favourite du Maurier novel on film.
Jane Eyre (BBC) [2007] [2006]Jane Eyre (BBC) [2007] [2006]
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Probably my favourite Jane Eyre.
Sense And Sensibility (Collector's Edition) [1996]Sense And Sensibility (Collector's Edition) [1996]
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Sense And Sensibility (BBC) [1981]Sense And Sensibility (BBC) [1981]
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Very creaky looking sets, but once you get used to the old-fashioned production style and slow start this takes off.
Northanger Abbey [1986]Northanger Abbey [1986]
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I have to confess to loving this version. Even the very 80s music. The leads are very good together and are Catherine and Henry to me.
Northanger Abbey [2007]Northanger Abbey [2007]
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A very good effort from ITV.
Anna Karenina [2000]Anna Karenina [2000]
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La Reine Margot [1993]La Reine Margot [1993]
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I don't think I am supposed to admit that I liked this better than the original Dumas novel, am I?
Emma [1996]Emma [1996]
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The best version I have seen of Emma.
Jane Eyre [1997]Jane Eyre [1997]
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Perhaps my favourite Rochester on film. Sorry for the common refrain on this list - but I wish it was on DVD!
Jane Eyre [1996]Jane Eyre [1996]
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Little Women [1995]Little Women [1995]
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Mansfield Park [1983]Mansfield Park [1983]
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Enjoyable, but some would find it too dated. A thousand times better than the Billie Piper effort.
Bleak House - BBC (3 Disc Special Edition) [2005]Bleak House - BBC (3 Disc Special Edition) [2005]
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Makes Dickens accesible.
Pride & Prejudice - 2005Pride & Prejudice - 2005
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I thought this was going to be awful, but it surprised me.
Wuthering Heights [1992]Wuthering Heights [1992]
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Ignore the accents and this is not that bad.
Wuthering Heights [1939]Wuthering Heights [1939]
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Olivier makes a great Heathcliff. No Cathy Linton in this version though.
I Capture The Castle [2003]I Capture The Castle [2003]
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