After watching the Sandy Welch BBC adaptation of Emma, I’ve been meaning to re-watch the older versions I own to see how they compare – and have now got round to seeing the short TV movie scripted by Andrew Davies and directed by Diarmuid Lawrence, which stars Kate Beckinsale as Emma and Mark Strong as [...]
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Emma (1996) (TV)
Posted in costume drama, Jane Austen, tagged Andrew Davies, BBC, Bernard Hepton, Diarmuid Lawrence, Emma, ITV, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong, Olivia Williams, Prunella Scales, Samantha Morton, Sandy Welch on November 29, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Emma (2009) episode 4
Posted in costume drama, Jane Austen, tagged BBC, Emma, Jonny Lee Miller, Laura Pyper, Romola Garai, Rupert Evans, Sandy Welch, Tamsin Greig on October 29, 2009 | 28 Comments »
I’ll admit that at first I wasn’t sure what I felt about this BBC mini-series, scripted by Sandy Welch. But now, after seeing all four episodes, I am well and truly won over – and looking forward to watching the whole thing again. I’d just like to know whether the region 2 DVD will have [...]
Emma (2009) episode 3
Posted in costume drama, Jane Austen, tagged BBC, Blake Ritson, Christina Cole, Emma, Jonny Lee Miller, Laura Pyper, Louise Dylan, Romola Garai, Rupert Evans, Sandy Welch on October 21, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Up to now I had slightly mixed feelings about this version of Emma. But something has clicked and I’m finding myself loving it. I don’t in all honesty know whether it is that the adaptation has improved or that my mood has mellowed – or that I’m now rereading the novel alongside my viewing and [...]
Emma (2009) episode 2
Posted in costume drama, Jane Austen, tagged BBC, Blake Ritson, Dan Fredenburgh, Emma, Jodhi May, Jonny Lee Miller, Laura Pyper, Louise Dylan, Michael Gambon, Robert Bathurst, Romola Garai, Rupert Evans, Sandy Welch, Tamsin Greig on October 16, 2009 | 19 Comments »
I’m sorry to be so late in saying anything about the second episode of the new BBC Emma, but I’ve had a frantically busy week at work and haven’t had time to string two words together! However, I have now managed to see the episode twice and, to be honest, have slightly mixed feelings about [...]
Emma (2009) episode 1
Posted in costume drama, Jane Austen, tagged BBC, Blake Ritson, Emma, Jim O'Hanlon, Jodhi May, Jonny Lee Miller, Louise Dylan, Michael Gambon, Robert Bathurst, Romola Garai, Sandy Welch, Tamsin Greig on October 6, 2009 | 19 Comments »
I’ve now seen the first episode of the eagerly-awaited new BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma starring Romola Garai and Jonny Lee Miller, slightly belatedly since I was working on Sunday evening. I’ve actually watched it twice now – initially I was impressed by the gorgeous costumes, sunlit green landscapes and chocolate-box houses, but disappointed [...]
Mixed news on TV costume drama
Posted in Charles Dickens, costume drama, Jane Austen, tagged Andrew Davies, Anthony Trollope, Arnold Bennett, BBC, David Copperfield, Dombey and Son, Downton Abbey, Emily Bronte, Emma, Julian Fellowes, Sandy Welch, The Pallisers, Winifred Holtby, Wuthering Heights on September 29, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Sorry again not to have been around much – I’ve just had a couple of days away from home and am still behind with reviews I want to write! But, anyway, here is a bit of costume drama news. This week’s Radio Times in the UK carries the news that Andrew Davies’ new adaptation of Anthony Trollope’s [...]
‘Pride and Prejudice’ temple to be restored
Posted in costume drama, Jane Austen, tagged Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Pride and Prejudice on July 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was interested to see an article in The Daily Telegraph about how a temple which features in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice movie is to be restored by the National Trust. Unfortunately, the article doesn’t actually have a picture of the Temple of Apollo, at Stourhead in Wiltshire, but it does have one of [...]
Casting news for the new BBC ‘Emma’
Posted in costume drama, Jane Austen, tagged Blake Ritson, Christina Cole, Dan Fredenburgh, Jodhi May, Jonny Lee Miller, Laura Pyper, Louise Dylan, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai, Rupert Evans, Sandy Welch on April 8, 2009 | 14 Comments »
I’m a little late in picking up on this, as I’ve had pretty well zero time for surfing, posting or anything else much lately. But, anyway, I have just caught up with the news that the BBC has finally announced its cast for the new production of Austen’s Emma, scripted by Sandy Welch. Or, at least, they [...]
BBC making new version of ‘Emma’
Posted in costume drama, Jane Austen, tagged BBC, Emma, Sandy Welch on January 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It’s been rumoured for a while that the BBC was making a new version of Jane Austen’s Emma. Now it’s official – their press release says that Sandy Welch has written the screenplay for a four-part mini-series. A shame they’re not doing six parts, as with the 1995 Pride and Prejudice which I’ve just enjoyed [...]
