Emma

Emma, by Jane Austen, is a comic novel about the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively 'comedy of manners' among her characters.



Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like." In the very first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich." Emma, however, is also rather spoiled; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; and she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives and is often mistaken about the meanings of others' actions.

This version of Emma is a four-part BBC television drama serial adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma, first published in 1815. The episodes were written by Sandy Welch, acclaimed writer of previous BBC costume-dramas Jane Eyre and North and South.



Filming began in April 2009 in the village of Chilham, Kent just outside of Canterbury. Episode one premiered on Sunday 4 October 2009.



Cast



* Emma Woodhouse — Romola Garai

* Mr Knightley — Jonny Lee Miller

* Mr Woodhouse — Michael Gambon

* Harriet Smith — Louise Dylan

* Miss Taylor / Mrs Weston — Jodhi May

* Mr Weston — Robert Bathurst

* Frank Churchill — Rupert Evans

* Jane Fairfax — Laura Pyper

* Miss Bates — Tamsin Greig

* Mrs Bates — Valerie Lilley

* Mr Elton — Blake Ritson

* Mrs Elton — Christina Cole

* John Knightley — Dan Fredenburgh

* Isabella Knightley — Poppy Miller

* Robert Martin — Jefferson Hall

* Mrs Goddard — Veronica Roberts

* Mrs Cole — Liza Sadovy

* Miss Martin 1 — Eileen O'Higgins

* Miss Martin 2 — Sarah Ovens

* Mrs Churchill — Susie Trayling

* Mr Dixon — Frank Doody

* Miss Campbell / Mrs Dixon — Amy Loughton.



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