Top billed cast

1. 

   Romola Garai

   Emma Woodhouse

2. 

   Michael Gambon

   Mr. Woodhouse

3. 

   Jonny Lee Miller

   George Knightley

4. 

   Tamsin Greig

   Miss Bates

5. 

   Jodhi May

   Mrs. Weston

6. 

   Robert Bathurst

   Mr. Weston

7. 

   Louise Dylan

   Harriet Smith

8. 

   Valerie Lilley

   Mrs. Bates

9. 

   Blake Ritson

   Mr. Elton

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Current Season

Season 1

2009 | 4 Episodes

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-11-15

I am sure I haven’t watched them all yet, but I have viewed most of the adaptations of Jane Austen novels into movies and mini-series, and I have yet to see one I do not like. This version of Emma is no exception.

There is a very good ensemble cast of performers here, and even the characters who are somewhat silly: say, Miss Bates and Emma’s germaphobic father, are played up for their comic effect while retaining enough depth to allow us to care about them.

I imagine scriptwriters enjoy the challenge of adapting a Jane Austen novel, because a lot of what ends up as dialogue in the sc...read the rest

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7. Felicity66%
8. Little Dorrit78%
9. Sense and Sensibility75%
10. Tipping the Velvet68%
11. Sanditon75%
12. Tess of the D'Urbervilles75%
13. The Paradise73%
14. Cold Feet77%
15. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall75%
16. Wuthering Heights71%
17. Home Fires83%
18. Shōgun76%
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20. Harry Wild65%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Emma

Keywords

• love triangle
• england
• countryside
• based on novel or book
• friendship
• romance
• miniseries
• period drama
• costume drama
• 19th century