Pride and Prejudice (1967 TV series)

*Pride and Prejudice*
Pride and Prejudice
	Radio Times cover: Celia Bannerman & Lewis Fiander
Based on	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Written by	Nemone Lethbridge
Directed by	Joan Craft
Starring	Celia Bannerman; Lewis Fiander
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Campbell Logan
Running time	25 minutes (per episode)
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	10 September –; 15 October 1967

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

Celia Bannerman as Elizabeth Bennet
Lewis Fiander as Mr. Darcy
Michael Gough as Mr. Bennet
Vivian Pickles as Mrs. Bennet
Lucy Fleming as Lydia Bennet
Sarah Taunton as Kitty Bennet
Polly Adams as Jane Bennet
Diana King as Lady Lucas
Karin MacCarthy as Louisa Hurst
David Savile as Mr. Bingley
Georgina Ward as Caroline Bingley
Robert Dorning as Sir William Lucas
Richard Hampton as Mr. Wickham
Vivian James as Mr. Hurst
Sylvia Coleridge as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Hugh Cross as Mr. Gardiner
Eithne Dunne as Mrs. Gardiner
Kate Lansbury as Charlotte Lucas
Julian Curry as Mr. Collins
Steven Grives as Edward Lucas
Maurice Quick as Servant
Robin Chadwick as Col. Fitzwilliam
Hubert Hill as Servant
Ralph Katterns as Servant
Janette Legge as Miss Anne de Bourgh
Tessa Wyatt as Georgiana Darcy

Episodes

Original air dates:

"Neighbours" – 10 September 1967
"Pride" – 17 September 1967
"Proposal" – 24 September 1967
"Prejudice" – 1 October 1967
"Elopement" – 8 October 1967
"Destiny" – 15 October 1967

References

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