Pride and Prejudice

Radio 4 celebrates 250 years of Jane Austen with fresh, funny, and female-focused adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Expect heartbreak, love, hilarity, and the enduring power of sisterhood.

Pride and Prejudice the iconic love story between Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy, and a delightful portrayal of a family. It perfectly conjures up the period, and the pressure on women to find husbands. A tapestry of unforgettable characters and wonderfully funny.

Dramatised by award winning writer Rachel Joyce

Jane Austen ..... Tamsin Greig

Elizabeth ..... Isabella Laughland

Darcy ..... Luke Thompson

Mr Bennet ..... Miles Jupp

Mrs Bennet ..... Rosie Cavaliero

Jane ..... Lucy Doyle

Bingley ..... Louis Landau

Wickham ..... Toby Regbo

Lady Catherine ..... Adjoa Andoh

Lydia ..... Kitty O'Sullivan

Kitty ..... Gaia Wise

Mary ..... Imogen Front

Mr Collins ..... Josh Bryant Jones

Charlotte ..... Sasha McCabe

Caroline Bingley ..... Catherine Bailey

Directed by Tracey Neale

Dramatised by Rachel Joyce

Rachel Joyce is a best-selling author and award winning audio drama writer. Her audio work includes the entire Bronte canon for Radio 4. Her first novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry has been adapted for both film and stage. The sold out Chichester Festival Theatre Musical of Harold Fry's story opens at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on the 29th January. Rachel's latest novel, The Homemade God, was published in February this year.

Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale

Sound by Andrew Garratt and Sam Dickinson

Production Co-Ordinator, Luke MacGregor

Casting Manager, Alex Curran

A BBC Studios Production.