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Episode 2

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Adaptation of the Jane Austen classic by writer Sandy Welch. Although uninterested in marriage herself, Emma hopes to meet the elusive Frank Churchill at a village Christmas party.

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

Emma continues her attempts to marry off Harriet and Mr Elton, vicar of Highbury. Although uninterested in marriage herself, she is intrigued by the mysterious and elusive Frank Churchill, who she hopes to meet for the first time at a village Christmas party. Frank does not arrive, and instead Emma becomes the subject of unwanted and embarrassing attention from Mr Elton.

A few weeks later, village gossip and speculation focuses on the arrival of young Jane Fairfax and a large piano she has been sent by a mystery admirer. Emma refuses to believe that Mr Knightley could be the secret admirer. He couldn't be, could he?

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59 minutes

Audio described

Last on

Wed 18 Jun 202523:15

Credits

RoleContributor
DirectorJim O'Hanlon
EmmaRomola Garai
Mr KnightleyJonny Lee Miller
Mr WoodhouseMichael Gambon
Miss BatesTamsin Greig
Anne WestonJodhi May
Frank ChurchillRupert Evans
Mr EltonBlake Ritson
Harriet SmithLouise Dylan
Jane FairfaxLaura Pyper
Mr WestonRobert Bathurst
John KnightleyDan Fredenburgh
Robert MartinJefferson Hall
Isabella KnightleyPoppy Miller
ProducerGeorge Ormond
WriterSandy Welch

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 Oct 200921:00
  • Mon 12 Oct 200920:00
  • Sat 17 Oct 200901:30
  • Sat 17 Oct 200917:00
  • Sat 17 Oct 200921:45
  • Tue 20 Oct 200901:05
  • Mon 28 Dec 200911:55
  • Tue 30 Mar 201018:30
  • Fri 20 Jan 201219:00
  • Thu 23 Jul 202020:00
  • Wed 18 Jun 202523:15