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A review by Laurel Ann NattressI have been blogging about Jane Austen for over five years and I have reviewed many books and movies, yet I have held off writing about the one that really turned me into a Jane Austen disciple—the BBC/PBS Pride and Prejudice.
When something is close to our hearts we want to keep it in a special place, so my personal impressions of Fay Weldon’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s most popular novel has remained my own. In this bicentenary year, I think it is time for me to share.
It first aired in five (55) minute episodes on the BBC in the UK in , and on US television on Masterpiece Theatrebetween October 26 and November 23, I was a great fan of Masterpiece and period drama and remember being quite excited to watch the new series.
I was not disappointed in the first episode—in fact, I was mesmerized—and watched each episode again when they aired again each week on PBS. Considering that in disco music was all the rage and Magnum P.I.