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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 protégé Harriet Smith under her wing, her plans can only end in disaster.

A sumptuous, playful and witty new 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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Credits

Emma Romola Garai
Mr Knightley Jonny Lee Miller
Mr Woodhouse Michael Gambon
Miss Bates Tamsin Greig
Anne Taylor/Weston Jodhi May
Mr Elton Blake Ritson
Harriet Smith Louise Dylan
Mr Weston Robert Bathurst
Mrs Goddard Veronica Roberts
Robert Martin Jefferson Hall
Mrs Bates Valerie Lilley
John Knightley Dan Fredenburgh
Isabella Knightley Poppy Miller
Mrs Woodhouse Annabel Mullion
Mrs Churchill Susie Trayling
Miss Martin #1 Eileen O'Higgins
Miss Martin #2 Sarah Ovens
Emma (7 years old) Sophie Alibert
Young Emma (3 years old) Lyla Barrett-Rye
Young Frank Churchill Teddy Bunn
Young Jane Fairfax Sarah Gower
Young Jane Fairfax Claire Gower
Director Jim O'Hanlon
Producer George Ormond
Writer Sandy Welch
Executive Producer Phillippa Giles
Assistant Director Martin Curry
Second Assistant Director Tom Rye
Location Manager Rupert Bray
Script Supervisor Karen Jones
Production Secretary Kevin Proctor
Runner Lotty Underwood
Runner Esther Dennis
Runner Amanda Dudley
Runner Annabel Norbury
Camera Operator Simon Baker
Camera Operator Luke Redgrave
Focus Puller Mary Kyte
Focus Puller Kim Seber
Clapper Loader Simon Surtes
Clapper Loader Tom McFarling
Grip David McAnulty
Sound Engineer James Harris
Stunts Tom Lucy
Stunts Dean Forster
Art Director Pilar Foy
Graphic Designer Georgina Millett
Property Master Colin Bayliss
Costume Supervisor Amanda Keable
Makeup Supervisor Karen Edwards
Sound Effects Person Wayne Brooks
Dubber David Old
Sound Recordist Fraser Barber
Costume designer Rosalind Ebbutt
Casting Gemma Hancock
Casting Sam Stevenson
Director of photography Adam Suschitzky
Production Designer Stevie Herbert

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Oct 2009 21:00
    BBC One
  • Mon 5 Oct 2009 20:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 10 Oct 2009 01:10
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Sat 10 Oct 2009 01:40
    BBC One Scotland
  • Sat 10 Oct 2009 17:50
    BBC Two except Yorkshire
  • Sat 10 Oct 2009 21:15
    BBC HD
  • Sun 11 Oct 2009 01:40
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Sun 27 Dec 2009 11:55
    BBC HD
  • Mon 29 Mar 2010 18:30
    BBC HD
  • Thu 19 Jan 2012 19:00
    BBC HD
  • Thu 16 Jul 2020 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Next Wednesday 22:15
    BBC Four

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