A collection of BBC adaptations from Jane Austen's work.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18695 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-11-07
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Formats: Box set, PAL, Colour
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 9

Synopsis
Six features adapted from the novels by Jane Austen. In 'Pride and Prejudice', the arrival of the eligible Mr Bingley and his friend Mr Darcy brings much pleasure to the Bennett household which consists of five daughters looking for husband material. Elizabeth, one of the five Bennett sisters, does not take kindly to Mr Darcy at first until finally her opinion of him changes and she falls in love. Also includes 'Sense and Sensibility', 'Mansfield Park', 'Northanger Abbey', 'Emma', and 'Persuasion'.

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Customer Reviews

Some of these adaptations are older than I am (and I'm no longer in my 20s)
After eagerly anticipating the arrival of my birthday present, I was horrified on opening this to find that the adaptations date back as far as 1972 (Emma) and the most recent are 1995 (Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion). I'm a huge fan of the '95 version of P&P starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, but could have bought the 10th anniversary edition and saved myself money and a whole lot of disappointment. The older adaptations haven't stood up to the test of time; the acting style has dated, the sound quality is terrible, the colours washed out, and the camera work distracting. A further annoyance is that it wasn't possible to tell from the packaging that the versions were so old - I had to take the shrink-wrapping off (and thereby void my right to return) to find this out. Grrr.

EXCELLENT!!!!
The finest adaptations of Austen's work. A collection of the finest British talent both in front of and behind the camera. The most popular film in the collection is, of course, Pride and Prejudice [Colin Firth ;)] however the other films are just as good. I am a big Austen fan, though never too fond of Persuasion, and this collection is the perfect companion to the novels themselves (as of course they could never be better than the novels!) This is not the Emma Thompson Sense & Sensiblity or the Gwyneth Paltrow Emma in case you are planning on purchasing this item expecting these films to arrive.

Don't buy this unless you know you already love it
I bought this for my wife based purely on the Pride and Prejudice series on the BBC which is excellent and the only reason it got a 2 star rating. How bad was this purchase!?! The other adaptations are so dull to be true. Even my mother, who loves this type of programme, described them as "awful". Unless you have seen the previous and old adaptations do not buy this. The acting is terrible. The sound quality awful. Avoid at all costs unless you already know you love these programmes. Most of them from the 1970's!! Not worth the money. Buy the modern adaptations instead.