Emma (1996 TV drama)

Jane Austen's novel "Emma" (1815) was adapted for British television in 1996, directed by Diarmuid Lawrence and dramatised by Andrew Davies, the same year as Miramax's film adaptation of "Emma" starring Gwyneth Paltrow.

The adaptation was re-aired on 6 April 2007, as part of ITV's "Jane Austen Season", and as part of PBS "Masterpiece"'s Jane Austen marathon on March 23 2008.

Cast

*Kate Beckinsale — Emma Woodhouse
*Bernard Hepton — Mr. Woodhouse
*Mark Strong — Mr. Knightley
*Samantha Morton — Harriet Smith
*Olivia Williams — Jane Fairfax
*James Hazeldine — Mr. Weston
*Samantha Bond — Miss Taylor/Mrs. Weston
*Raymond Coulthard — Frank Churchill
*Dominic Rowan — Mr. Elton
*Lucy Robinson — Mrs. Elton
*Prunella Scales — Miss Bates
*Sylvia Barter — Mrs. Bates
*Guy Henry — John Knightley
*Dido Miles — Isabella Knightley
*Alistair Petrie — Robert Martin

Filming locations

* Broughton Castle, Banbury – (Donwell Abbey)
* Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire — (Donwell Abbey exteriors)
* Trafalgar Park, Salisbury — (Hartfield)
* Dorney Court, Dorney, Buckinghamshire — (Randalls)
* Lacock, Wiltshire — (Highbury Village)
* Thame Park, Oxfordshire — (Abbey Mill Farm, Hartfield interiors, etc)

External links

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