Jane Austen

Sense & Sensibility (2008); directed by John Alexander; BBC

Starring:

• Elinor Dashwood = Hattie Morahan
• Marianne Dashwood = Charity Wakefield
• John Willoughby = Dominic Cooper
• Edward Ferrars = Dan Stevens
• Colonel Brandon = David Morrisey
• Mrs. Jennings = Linda Bassett
• Mrs. Dashwood = Janet McTeer
• Lucy Steele = Anna Madfley
• Fanny Dashwood = Claire Skinner

Sense & Sensibility (1995); directed by Ang Lee; Columbia Pictures. Soundtrack (iTunes) by Patrick Doyle and Jane Eaglen

Starring:

• Elinor Dashwood = Emma Thompson
• Marianne Dashwood = Kate Winslet
• John Willoughby = Greg Wise
• Edward Ferrars = Hugh Grant
• Colonel Brandon = Alan Rickman
• Mrs. Jennings = Elizabeth Spriggs
• Mrs. Dashwood = Gemma Jones
• Lucy Steele = Imogen Stubbs
• Fanny Dashwood = Harriet Walter

Sense & Sensbility (1981); directed by Rodney Bennett; BBC

Starring:

• Elinor Dashwood = Irene Richards
• Marianne Dashwood = Tracey Childs
• John Willoughby = Peter Woodward
• Edward Ferrars = Bosco Hogan
• Colonel Brandon = Robert Swann
• Mrs. Jennings = Annie Leon
• Mrs. Dashwood = Diana Fairfax
• Lucy Steele = Julia Chambers
• Fanny Dashwood = Amanda Boxer

 

Pride and Prejudice (2005); directed by Joe Wright; Focus Features. Soundtrack (iTunes) by Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Starring:

• Elizabeth Bennet = Keira Knightley
• Fitzwilliam Darcy = Matthew MacFayden
• Jane Bennet = Rosamund Pike
• Charles Bingley = Simon Woods
• George Wickham = Rupert Friend
• Lydia Bennet = Jena Malone
• Mrs. Bennet = Brenda Blethyn
• Mr. Bennet = Donald Sutherland
• Lady Catherine de Bourgh = Judi Dench
• Mr. Collins = Tom Hollander

Pride and Prejudice (1995); directed by Simon Langton; A&E TV mini-series

Starring:

• Elizabeth Bennet = Jennifer Ehle
• Fitzwilliam Darcy = Colin Firth
• Jane Bennet = Susannah Harker
• Charles Bingley = Crispin Bonham-Carter
• George Wickham = Adrian Lukis
• Lydia Bennet = Julia Sawalhe
• Mrs. Bennet = Alison Steadman
• Mr. Bennet = Benjamin Whitrow
• Lady Catherine de Bourgh = Barbara Leigh-Hunt
• Mr. Collins = David Bamber

 

Pride & Prejudice(1980); directed by Cyril Coke; BBC

Starring:

• Elizabeth Bennet = Elizabeth Garvie
• Fitzwilliam Darcy = David Rintoul
• Jane Bennet = Sabina Franklyn
• Charles Bingley = Osmond Bullock
• George Wickham = Peter Settelen
• Lydia Bennet = Natalie Ogle
• Mrs. Bennet = Priscilla Morgan
• Mr. Bennet = Moray Watson
• Lady Catherine de Bourgh = Judy Parfitt
• Mr. Collins = Malcolm Rennie

 

Pride & Prejudice (1940); directed by Robert Z. Leonard; MGM Studios

Starring:

• Elizabeth Bennet = Greer Garson
• Fitzwilliam Darcy = Laurence Olivier
• Jane Bennet = Maureen O’Sullivan
• Charles Bingley = Bruce Lester
• George Wickham = Edward Ashley
• Lydia Bennet = Ann Rutherford
• Mrs. Bennet = Mary Boland
• Mr. Bennet = Edmund Gwenn
• Lady Catherine de Bourgh = Edna May Oliver
• Mr. Collins = Melville Cooper

 

Mansfield Park (2007); directed by Iain B. MacDonald; Company Pictures/WGBH

Starring:

• Fanny Price = Billie Piper
• Edmund Bertram = Blake Ritson
• Henry Crawford = Joseph Beattie
• Mary Crawford = Hayley Atwell
• Maria Bertram = Michelle Ryan
• Julia Bertram = Catherine Steadman
• Tom Bertram = James D’Arcy
• Mrs. Norris = Maggie O’Neill
• Sir Thomas Bertram = Douglas Hodge
• Lady Bertram = Jemma Redgrave

 

Mansfield Park (1999); directed by Patricia Rozema; Arts Council of England/BBC/Miramax. Soundtrack (iTunes) by Lesley Barber

Starring:

• Fanny Price = Frances O’Connor
• Edmund Bertram = Johnny Lee Miller
• Henry Crawford = Alessandro Nivola
• Mary Crawford = Embeth Davidtz
• Maria Bertram = Victoria Hamilton
• Julia Bertram = Justine Waddell
• Tom Bertram = James Purefoy
• Mrs. Norris = Sheila Gish
• Sir Thomas Bertram = Harold Pinter
• Lady Bertram = Lindsay Duncan

 

Mansfield Park (1983); directed by David Giles; BBC

Starring:

• Fanny Price = Sylvestra Le Touzel
• Edmund Bertram = Nicolas Farrell
• Henry Crawford = Robert Burbage
• Mary Crawford = Jackie Smith-Wood
• Maria Bertram = Samantha Bond
• Julia Bertram = Liz Crowther
• Tom Bertram = Christopher Villiers
• Mrs. Norris = Anna Massey
• Sir Thomas Bertram = Bernard Hepton
• Lady Bertram = Angela Pleasence

 

 

Emma (2009); directed by Jim O’Hanlon; BBC

Starring:

• Emma Woodhouse = Romola Garai
• George Knightley = Johnny Lee Miller
• Harriet Smith = Louise Dylan
• Mr. Elton = Blake Ritson
• Frank Churchill = Rupert Evans
• Jane Fairfax = Laura Pyper
• Mr. Woodhouse = Michael Gambon
• Mrs. Weston = Jodhi May

 

Emma (1996); directed by Douglas McGrath; Miramax

Starring: 

• Emma Woodhouse = Gwyneth Paltrow
• George Knightley = Jeremy Northam
• Harriet Smith = Toni Collette
• Mr. Elton = Alan Cumming
• Frank Churchill = Ewan McGregor
• Jane Fairfax = Polly Walker
• Mr. Woodhouse = Denys Hawthorne
• Mrs. Weston = Greta Scacchi

 

Emma (1996); directed by Diarmuid Lawrence; A & E Television Networks

Starring:

• Emma Woodhouse = Kate Beckinsale
• George Knightley = Mark Strong
• Harriet Smith = Samantha Morton
• Mr. Elton = Dominic Rowan
• Frank Churchill = Raymond Coulthard
• Jane Fairfax = Olivia Williams
• Mr. Woodhouse = Bernard Hepton
• Mrs. Weston = Samantha Bond

 

Emma (1972); directed by John Glenister; BBC

Starring: 

• Emma Woodhouse = Doran Godwin
• George Knightley = John Carson
• Harriet Smith = Debbie Bowan
• Mr. Elton = Timothy Peters
• Frank Churchill = Robert East
• Jane Fairfax = Ania Marson
• Mr. Woodhouse = Donald Eccles
• Mrs. Weston = Ellen Dryden

 

 

 

Northanger Abbey (2007); directed by Jon Jones; Granada Television/ITV

Starring:

• Catherine Morland = Felicity Jones
• Henry Tilney = JJ Field
• Eleanor Tilney = Catherine Walker
• General Tilney = Liam Cunningham
• Isabella Thorpe = Carey Mulligan
• John Thorpe = William Beck
• Mrs. Allen = Sylvestra Le Touzel
• Mr. Allen = Desmond Barrit
• Mrs. Thorpe = Bernadette McKenna
• Jane Austen (voice) = Geraldine James

 

Northanger Abbey(1986); directed by Giles Foster; A & E Television/BBC

Starring:

• Catherine Morland = Katherine Schlesinger
• Henry Tilney = Peter Firth
• Eleanor Tilney = Ingrid Lacey
• General Tilney = Robert Hardy
• Isabella Thorpe = Cassie Stuart
• John Thorpe = Jonathan Coy
• Mrs. Allen = Googie Withers
• Mr. Allen = Geoffrey Chater
• Mrs. Thorpe = Elvie Hale

 

 

Persuasion (2007); directed by Adrian Shergold; Clerkenwell Films, BBC

Starring:

• Anne Elliot = Sally Hawkins
• Captain Wentworth = Rupert Penry-Jones
• Sir Walter Elliot = Anthony Head
• Elizabeth Elliot = Julia Davis
• Lady Russell = Alice Krige
• Mary Musgrove = Amanda Hale
• Louisa Musgrove = Jennifer Higham
• Henrietta Musgrove = Rosamund Stephen
• William Elliot = Tobias Menzies

 

Persuasion (1995); directed by Roger Michell; BBC

Starring:

• Anne Elliot = Amanda Root
• Captain Wentworth = Ciaran Hinds
• Sir Walter Elliot = Corin Redgrave
• Elizabeth Elliot = Phoebe Nicholls
• Lady Russell = Susan Fleetwood
• Mary Musgrove = Sophie Thompson
• Louisa Musgrove = Emma Roberts
• Henrietta Musgrove = Victoria Hamilton
• William Elliot = Samuel West

 

Persuasion (1971); directed by Howard Baker; Grenada Television, BBC

Starring: 

• Anne Elliot = Ann Firbank
• Captain Wentworth = Bryan Marshall
• Sir Walter Elliot = Basil Dignam
• Elizabeth Elliot = Valerie Gearon
• Lady Russell = Marian Spencer
• Mary Musgrove = Morag Hood
• Louisa Musgrove = Zhivila Roche
• Henrietta Musgrove = Mel Martin
• William Elliot = David Savile