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Four-part adaptation of the Jane Austen classic. Emma Woodhouse persuades new friend Harriet Smith that she is too good for her suitor, the farmer Robert Martin.

Adaptation of the Jane Austen classic by BAFTA award-winning writer Sandy Welch.

Nothing delights Emma more than meddling in the love lives of others. But when she takes protegee Harriet Smith under her wing, her plans can only end in disaster.

A sumptuous, playful and witty adaptation of Jane Austen's comic masterpiece from the pen of BAFTA award-winning writer Sandy Welch.

Rich, independent and kind-spirited, Emma Woodhouse has no need to marry, but nothing delights her more than matchmaking those around her. Once she has married off her close companions, she alights upon the pretty Harriet Smith to fashion into her new playmate and ally.

She persuades Harriet that she is too good for her suitor, the farmer Robert Martin, and encourages her to set her sights higher. But close family friend Mr Knightley warns Emma that her meddling will cause great pain - to both Robert and Harriet. Emma refuses to listen, and Mr Knightley is furious at Emma's stubbornness.

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Wed 18 Jun 202522:15
BBC Four

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Credits

EmmaRomola Garai
Mr KnightleyJonny Lee Miller
Mr WoodhouseMichael Gambon
Miss BatesTamsin Greig
Anne Taylor/WestonJodhi May
Mr EltonBlake Ritson
Harriet SmithLouise Dylan
Mr WestonRobert Bathurst
Mrs GoddardVeronica Roberts
Robert MartinJefferson Hall
Mrs BatesValerie Lilley
John KnightleyDan Fredenburgh
Isabella KnightleyPoppy Miller
Mrs WoodhouseAnnabel Mullion
Mrs ChurchillSusie Trayling
Miss Martin #1Eileen O'Higgins
Miss Martin #2Sarah Ovens
Emma (7 years old)Sophie Alibert
Young Emma (3 years old)Lyla Barrett-Rye
Young Frank ChurchillTeddy Bunn
Young Jane FairfaxSarah Gower
Young Jane FairfaxClaire Gower
DirectorJim O'Hanlon
ProducerGeorge Ormond
WriterSandy Welch
Executive ProducerPhillippa Giles
Assistant DirectorMartin Curry
Second Assistant DirectorTom Rye
Location ManagerRupert Bray
Script SupervisorKaren Jones
Production SecretaryKevin Proctor
RunnerLotty Underwood
RunnerEsther Dennis
RunnerAmanda Dudley
RunnerAnnabel Norbury
Camera OperatorSimon Baker
Camera OperatorLuke Redgrave
Focus PullerMary Kyte
Focus PullerKim Seber
Clapper LoaderSimon Surtes
Clapper LoaderTom McFarling
GripDavid McAnulty
Sound EngineerJames Harris
StuntsTom Lucy
StuntsDean Forster
Art DirectorPilar Foy
Graphic DesignerGeorgina Millett
Property MasterColin Bayliss
Costume SupervisorAmanda Keable
Makeup SupervisorKaren Edwards
Sound Effects PersonWayne Brooks
DubberDavid Old
Sound RecordistFraser Barber
Costume designerRosalind Ebbutt
CastingGemma Hancock
CastingSam Stevenson
Director of photographyAdam Suschitzky
Production DesignerStevie Herbert

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Oct 200921:00
    BBC One
  • Mon 5 Oct 200920:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 10 Oct 200901:10
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Sat 10 Oct 200901:40
    BBC One Scotland
  • Sat 10 Oct 200917:50
    BBC Two except Yorkshire
  • Sat 10 Oct 200921:15
    BBC HD
  • Sun 11 Oct 200901:40
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Sun 27 Dec 200911:55
    BBC HD
  • Mon 29 Mar 201018:30
    BBC HD
  • Thu 19 Jan 201219:00
    BBC HD
  • Thu 16 Jul 202020:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 18 Jun 202522:15
    BBC Four

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