Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Mr Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife. The Bennets 5 daughters; the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately for the Bennets, if Mr Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependant on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival in the neighbourhood of the rich gentleman Mr Bingley, who rents a large house so he can spend the summer in the country. Mr Bingley brings with him his sister and the dashing (and richer) but proud Mr Darcy. Love is soon in the air for one of the Bennet sisters, while another may have jumped to a hasty prejudgment. For the Bennet sisters many trials and tribulations stand between them and their happiness, including class, gossip and scandal.
Primary Title
- Pride & Prejudice
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 17 April 2016
Release Year
- 2005
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 45
Duration
- 135:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Mr Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife. The Bennets 5 daughters; the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately for the Bennets, if Mr Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependant on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival in the neighbourhood of the rich gentleman Mr Bingley, who rents a large house so he can spend the summer in the country. Mr Bingley brings with him his sister and the dashing (and richer) but proud Mr Darcy. Love is soon in the air for one of the Bennet sisters, while another may have jumped to a hasty prejudgment. For the Bennet sisters many trials and tribulations stand between them and their happiness, including class, gossip and scandal.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Austen, Jane 1775-1817--Film adaptations
- Young women--England--19th century--Drama
- Sisters--Drama
- England--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Feature films--United States
- Great Britain--History--George III, 1760-1820--Drama
Genres
- Historical drama
- Romance
Contributors
- Joe Wright (Director)
- Deborah Moggach (Writer)
- Jane Austen (Writer)
- Keira Knightley (Actor)
- Matthew Macfadyen (Actor)
- Brenda Blethyn (Actor)
- Donald Sutherland (Actor)
- Rosamund Pike (Actor)
- Talulah Riley (Actor)
- Jena Malone (Actor)
- Carey Mulligan (Actor)
- Judi Dench (Actor)
- Rupert Friend (Actor)
- Tom Hollander (Actor)
- Focus Features (Production Unit)
- Universal Pictures (Production Unit)
- StudioCanal (Production Unit)
- Working Title Films (Production Unit)
- Scion Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Austen, Jane 1775-1817--Film adaptations
- Young women--England--19th century--Drama
- Sisters--Drama
- England--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Feature films--United States
- Great Britain--History--George III, 1760-1820--Drama