Favourite period DVD drama's
 
 







  
Emma (A&E, 1997)158 reviews
Kate Beckinsale, Bernard Hepton

A&E Home Video, 1999

Not The Everyman's Emma

+ Truly the Best Emma
+ 4.5

I think, to a certain degree, comparison with Douglas McGrath's 1996 movie featuring Gwyneth Paltrow is inevitable. However, I must alert my reader to the fact that - when I praise this alternate version from Diarmuid Lawrence - I do so with the original novel in mind. This mini-series has not a ...
  
  











  



  
Cranford93 reviews
Paul Roberts, Ben Wood

BBC Warner, 2008

It makes you a better person to watch it

+ Everything I Had Hoped
+ Charming
+ WELL DONE LOVED IT
+ superb!
  
  











  



  
Sense & Sensibility (with Miss Austen Regrets) (BBC TV 2008)91 reviews
Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield

BBC Warner, 2008

I like them both for different reasons.....

+ Love Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility+Miss Austen Regrets
+ Great film
+ Best Interpretation Yet
+ Wowza.
  
  











  



  
Persuasion211 reviews
Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones

BBC Warner, 2008

Good fall late night quite movie

+ Austen adaptions
+ beautiful love story
+ Loved it!!
  
  











  



  
Masterpiece Theatre: Northanger Abbey76 reviews
JJ Field, Felicity Jones

WGBH Boston, 2008

Masterpiece Theatre: Northanger Abbey

+ Northanger Abbey Review
+ Excellent Entertainment
+ Northanger Abbey: Masterpiece Theatre's Little Masterpiece
  
  











  



  
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre, 2006)321 reviews
Ruth Wilson (II); Toby Stephens; Amy Steel (II); Jacqueline Pilton; Anne Reid; Ned Irish; Andrew Buchan; Claudia Coulter; Christopher Wilkinson (III); Lorraine Ashbourne; Jeanne Golding; Maisie Dimbleby; Rebekah Staton; Dan Armour; Letty Butler; Hugo Heathcote; Francesca Annis; Eglantine Rembauville-Nicolle; Bethany Gill; Christopher Bowen

WGBH Boston, 2007

Best renition so far...

+ Best yet!
+ Believable acting, costuming & scenery, Beautiful film!
+ Jane Eyre Masterpiece Theater, 2006
+ A must-see for the Jane Eyre enthusiast
  
  











  



  
The Inheritance105 reviews
Cari Shayne, Brigitta Dau

Platinum Disc, 2004

A good girlie movie!

+ Wonderful Period Piece
+ Honest and refreshing movie
+ Lovely period piece depicting a 'classless' class system
  
  











  



  
North & South345 reviews
Daniela Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage

BBC Warner, 2005

North and South

+ my new favorite
+ North & South
+ Fantastic period drama
+ North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
  
  











  



  
Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)1545 reviews
Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle

A&E Home Video, 2001

Excellent version, and had no problem with subtitles or color

+ Love it!
+ Beautifully made and acted but very LONG
+ The best of all the versions
  
  











  



  
Masterpiece Theatre: Mansfield Park73 reviews
Billie Piper, Blake Ritson

WGBH Boston, 2008

Mansfield Park

I am a big Jane Austin fan. I always like the books better than the movies. However this movie is true to the book and I enjoyed it very much.
  
  











  



  
Pride & Prejudice882 reviews
Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen

Universal Studios, 2006

One of the Best

+ Romance's convoluted course
+ Lovely film adaptation.
+ pride and prejudice
+ Excellent take on Pride and Prejudice
  
  











  



  
Persuasion211 reviews
Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones

BBC Warner, 2008

Good fall late night quite movie

+ Austen adaptions
+ beautiful love story
+ Loved it!!
  
  











  



  
The Inheritance105 reviews
Cari Shayne, Brigitta Dau

Platinum Disc, 2004

A good girlie movie!

+ Wonderful Period Piece
+ Honest and refreshing movie
+ Lovely period piece depicting a 'classless' class system
  
  











  



  
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre, 2006)321 reviews
Ruth Wilson (II); Toby Stephens; Amy Steel (II); Jacqueline Pilton; Anne Reid; Ned Irish; Andrew Buchan; Claudia Coulter; Christopher Wilkinson (III); Lorraine Ashbourne; Jeanne Golding; Maisie Dimbleby; Rebekah Staton; Dan Armour; Letty Butler; Hugo Heathcote; Francesca Annis; Eglantine Rembauville-Nicolle; Bethany Gill; Christopher Bowen

WGBH Boston, 2007

Best renition so far...

+ Best yet!
+ Believable acting, costuming & scenery, Beautiful film!
+ Jane Eyre Masterpiece Theater, 2006
+ A must-see for the Jane Eyre enthusiast
  
  











  



  
Emma (A&E, 1997)158 reviews
Kate Beckinsale, Bernard Hepton

A&E Home Video, 1999

Not The Everyman's Emma

+ Truly the Best Emma
+ 4.5

I think, to a certain degree, comparison with Douglas McGrath's 1996 movie featuring Gwyneth Paltrow is inevitable. However, I must alert my reader to the fact that - when I praise this alternate version from Diarmuid Lawrence - I do so with the original novel in mind. This mini-series has not a ...
  
  











  



  
Pride & Prejudice882 reviews
Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen

Universal Studios, 2006

One of the Best

+ Romance's convoluted course
+ Lovely film adaptation.
+ pride and prejudice
+ Excellent take on Pride and Prejudice
  
  











  



  
Masterpiece Theatre: Mansfield Park73 reviews
Billie Piper, Blake Ritson

WGBH Boston, 2008

Mansfield Park

I am a big Jane Austin fan. I always like the books better than the movies. However this movie is true to the book and I enjoyed it very much.
  
  











  



  
North & South345 reviews
Daniela Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage

BBC Warner, 2005

North and South

+ my new favorite
+ North & South
+ Fantastic period drama
+ North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
  
  











  



  
Sense & Sensibility (with Miss Austen Regrets) (BBC TV 2008)91 reviews
Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield

BBC Warner, 2008

I like them both for different reasons.....

+ Love Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility+Miss Austen Regrets
+ Great film
+ Best Interpretation Yet
+ Wowza.
  
  











  



  
Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)1545 reviews
Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle

A&E Home Video, 2001

Excellent version, and had no problem with subtitles or color

+ Love it!
+ Beautifully made and acted but very LONG
+ The best of all the versions
  
  











  






   



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