Pride and Prejudice (1967 TV series)

Pride and Prejudice
Radio Times cover: Celia Bannerman & Lewis Fiander
Based onPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Written byNemone Lethbridge
Directed byJoan Craft
StarringCelia Bannerman
Lewis Fiander
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerCampbell Logan
Running time25 minutes (per episode)
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release10 September (1967-09-10) –
15 October 1967 (1967-10-15)

Pride and Prejudice is a 1967 BBC television six-part serial, based on Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name.[1][2]

This production marked the 150th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen.[3] It was directed by Joan Craft and starred Celia Bannerman and Lewis Fiander as the protagonists Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.[4]

This version omits the middle Bennet sister, Mary.[5]

Unlike most of Craft's work for the BBC, the serial has survived intact. It is unavailable on home media, but can be found online. It is also the earliest television adaptation produced by the BBC to exist. The 55-minute teleplay from 1938, and the 1952 and 1958 serials, are all considered lost.

Cast

Episodes

Original air dates:

  1. "Neighbours" – 10 September 1967
  2. "Pride" – 17 September 1967
  3. "Proposal" – 24 September 1967
  4. "Prejudice" – 1 October 1967
  5. "Elopement" – 8 October 1967
  6. "Destiny" – 15 October 1967

References

  1. ^ "Pride and Prejudice: 6: Destiny". 15 October 1967. p. 17. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via BBC Genome.
  2. ^ "BBC Arts – Books Features, Pride and Prejudice (1967)". 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Screen life of a romcom". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Pride and Prejudice 1 Neighbours (1967)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Pride and Prejudice (1967)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.


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