Benjamin Whitrow was amazing as Mr Bennet! His 'one liners' were delivered to perfection and his responses to Mrs Bennet's prattling, were so subtle in their sarcasm, they still bring a smile to my face. He deserves far more credit than he was ever given.
I whole-heartedly agree. And btw, this adaptation, among all the others in the cinematic history of the book, is my all-time favorite. This was a stellar ensemble cast.
Characters. Are well protrayed. Credit to the directors and producers a act well done its a lovely family story with a happy ending and thats the nicest part Of the story that Jane Austen had written I feel
@@busolaolagunju3410 Have you read the book? Shrieky and over the top, was exactly what Jane Austen wrote. Allison Steadman played Mrs Bennet EXACTLY how I imagined her
@@msinvincible2000 Yes I have read the book. Dozens of times actually. I do not recall the depiction of Mrs. Bennet as a screaming banshee. Inappropriate, certainly. Silly, definitely. BUT not half crazed.
I've seen Alison Steadman in many TV shows and adaptations over the years and I've enjoyed her performance in every single one. Simply, she is one of my very favourite actresses.
@@Darcyfied Do you really believe that her part was so easy to play that anybody could have done it and achieved the same level of popularity? I liked Mrs. Bennett in the 2005 adaptation but to me, she was just one of the side roles. Whereas in the 1995 adaptation, I couldn`t wait for the next Alison Steadman scene.
I absolutely loved this program when i was 12-13 and rewatched some of it nearly every day. I took a 25 yr break and rewatched it at 38, and was really surprised by how much I suddenly enjoyed the - well, let’s call them the ‘obnoxious’ characters 😂 Particularly Mrs. Bennet. She was phenomenally acted and had me laughing like i never did when i was younger. The music at the beginning of each episode still makes my heart skip a beat though 💕 🎶
I absolutely LOVE watching how Mary reacts to Mr. Collins throughout the series. Her delivery of "It is often said that a friend in need, is a friend indeed" is one of my favorite lines from a show ever!
absolutely! She played the part exactly as I'd envisaged Mrs Bennet when I read the book. As did the actor playing Mr Bennet. Can't stand Brenda Blethyn and Donald Sutherland's interpretation of the couple.
Best every TV nothing before it or since has portrayed the elegance of this period, Alison Steadman is always a pleasure to watch, she outshone herself in this rendering. Mind made up will watch it again tomorrow.
Actually it seems that 1995 was hot for the exquisite productions of Austen's "Pride & Prejudice", "Persuasion" and "Sense And Sensibility". Every so often a viewing of one of these is like comfort food!
I've seen a few versions of "Pride And Prejudice"...and this one is, by far, the absolute best. I truly love it...great cast, great production values...it all comes together and it works! Perfection achieved!
The problem is, though, that they would have been too much of a kind. She would not have counteracted his conceited, pompous, vainglorious ways- as Charlotte Lucas did. He would have been totally unbearable with someone like Mary as a wife. I shudder at the thought of having someone like him as a minister as is, already...
I agree, but story-wise, that solves the problem too quickly in the story. If Mary marries Mr Collins, it removes all the tension in the story of the Bennett's finding husbands so they won't be homeless after Mr Bennett passes away
I agree but Collins despite not being handsome wanted a kind of pretty wife and never spared a glance at Mary. In those times he could pick as he wanted regardless of his personal charms, because of his status and money
Thank you so much for uploading these. This is my favourite adaptation of P&P and it was so exciting seeing some of the actor reminisce about the show. Seeing all this now has bought back memories of how much i loved it and how i want to sit down and watch all 6 episodes :)
I'm glad they spoke about the dialogue. It reads as easy, until I tried to read it aloud. Anyone else? Reading to oneself and aloud are quite separate experiences.
And isn't she lovely in real life? She seems very cheerful about always getting the frumpy dresses. She does have one of the best lines in the whole adaptation, though - "the pleasures of Brighton would hold no charms for me. I should infinitely prefer a book"
Kocham ten film i oglądam na okrągło Czasmi bywa tak że kończę oglądać ostatni odcinek i znow zaczynam od początku Nigdy przenigdy mi się nie znudzi Doskonałość w każdym calu
I really liked Mary's character in spite of how stern she was, probably because she played the pianoforte and was not appreciated as many musicians are.
All in all, this is the best adaptation of P&P. However, it should have mentioned that the Bingleys were nouveau riche, as is done for example in the BBC's 1980 adaptation. Consequently, it misleadingly gives the impression that the Bingleys were of higher birth than the Bennets.
I loved the 1995 version of Pride & Prejudice better than any other; The acting was first rate, the stately homes and the Derbyshire countryside was beautiful. I have this series.
Thursday, September 8, 2022 God save the King; R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth II. 🕊❤️🙏🏽 Quite a legacy. Still loving this adaptation; all the actors are amazing!
I watched him in death in paradise (detective show) he had a kind of 6 pack, I just kept saying oh my god mr Collins has a 6 pack, I couldn’t believe it was him as it was about 20 years later than P &P
Juste, je suis une Fan absolue, de cette série, addict complètement...j adore toute cette équipe....je sais que Mrs Bennett, est malheureusement décédé en 2017....mon rêve, que la bbc , créé un suite aujourd'hui, avec toute la même équipe...colin Firth, Jennifer Elhe, Jeanne, et tout les autres, Charlotte, Mrs Collins, mrs Bingley...ils sont tous là, encore....voir leurs vies, leurs enfants, des années après, ça serait absolument magnifique....
Alison Steadman isn't dead! She's 76 years old, but she's still alive and kicking. I think you mean Mr Bennett. Benjamin Whitrow died in 2017, aged 80.
Jane Austen's "grammar is topsy turvy"? Maybe if you read her a lot, as I do, you stop noticing. I've always thought her English so beautiful. Our English today is much more radically flawed. But no one notices since the worst has become "accepted".
All languages change and develop. It would be very strange if we were still speaking as some people did in the regency period. I think our language is different but no better or worse.
@@Knappa22 I am (obviously) not talking about natural change or development of any kind. Just a sinister dumbing down... which has been in the making since the 80s... for specific sinister reasons.
I love the movie version with Kiera Knightly and Matthew McFayden, but nothing can replace the sheer number of hours of screen time and dialog for exploring the novel in its fullest detail with this multi-part TV series.
My all-time favorite version of P&P. My only criticism was regarding the casting of Matthew Goode as Mr. Wickham. Sorry, but he just wasn't my idea of the devastatingly handsome Wickham. Everyone else was absolutely brilliant though.
Adrian Lukis played Wickham in this adaptation. I kind of get your point though... I think it was perhaps more about his charm, though he is by no means unattractive.
Suzanna Harker was a very strange casting choice for Jane! She is a great actress, but she is also supposed to be the most beautiful of the sisters, but she just wasn’t?! I’m just being honest. Jennifer Ehle was far more beautiful, and it must have annoyed her having all those lines about how she would never be as beautiful as her sister……. It bugged me at the time and it bugs me now
Everybody raves about Firth as Darcy, but he was too old. The first actors to come to my mind for the part would have been Englishman Dominic West or Canadian Yannick Bisson.
I can understand not liking a particular actor in a role (although I personally love Firth as Darcy) but he was hardly too old for the part. Darcy's exact age was never given in the book, but can be estimated at 33-34ish as his sister is 'more than 16 years' his junior and she is 16 by the time Elizabeth meets her in the book. Colin Firth was 34 during filming.
@@charlie81dbz but his age is given in the book. Darcy was 28 and the age gap between Georgiana and him was about 12 years. But agree that he looked young enough for the part :)
This version will NEVER be bettered.
Benjamin Whitrow was amazing as Mr Bennet! His 'one liners' were delivered to perfection and his responses to Mrs Bennet's prattling, were so subtle in their sarcasm, they still bring a smile to my face. He deserves far more credit than he was ever given.
I whole-heartedly agree. And btw, this adaptation, among all the others in the cinematic history of the book, is my all-time favorite. This was a stellar ensemble cast.
Everything in this version was PERFECTION.
Characters. Are well protrayed. Credit to the directors and producers a act well done its a lovely family story with a happy ending and thats the nicest part Of the story that Jane Austen had written I feel
Except depiction of Mrs. Bennett Dreadful, shrieky, and completely over the top. Ruined it for me.
@@busolaolagunju3410 Have you read the book? Shrieky and over the top, was exactly what Jane Austen wrote. Allison Steadman played Mrs Bennet EXACTLY how I imagined her
@@msinvincible2000 Yes I have read the book. Dozens of times actually. I do not recall the depiction of Mrs. Bennet as a screaming banshee. Inappropriate, certainly. Silly, definitely. BUT not half crazed.
Absolutely. When it came out in ‘95, her performance was much slated as over the top and inaccurate. That seems to be forgotten now.
2020 and still loving this version. The best adaptation for me.
I feel the same way.
Best version ever
I watched it for the first time last week and watching it everyday since!
My favorite version as well. I have no idea how many times I've watched this during COVID.
100% 2021 🎉
I loved Mary Bennett . She had some hilarious lines when she was lecturing the family in regards to morals .
The Other Bennet Sister is a FANTASTIC book and will make you love Mary.
I love their clever use of the English language, scathing insults with not one swear word required
So true
This version is absolutely brilliant.
The best Pride & Prejudice adaptation. ❤
Alison Steadman was so outstanding as Mrs. Bennett. I enjoyed each of her lines :)
Well, I suppose it has to be said that Mrs. Bennet is also an easy part to play. No subtlety whatsoever!
I've seen Alison Steadman in many TV shows and adaptations over the years and I've enjoyed her performance in every single one. Simply, she is one of my very favourite actresses.
@@Darcyfied
Do you really believe that her part was so easy to play that anybody could have done it and achieved the same level of popularity?
I liked Mrs. Bennett in the 2005 adaptation but to me, she was just one of the side roles. Whereas in the 1995 adaptation, I couldn`t wait for the next Alison Steadman scene.
Mr Bingley is still so handsome even in plain clothes and hair 🤤
This is the best adaptation there has ever been.
Completely agree!
Love! Love! Love! This P&P. Best version ever.
I absolutely loved this program when i was 12-13 and rewatched some of it nearly every day. I took a 25 yr break and rewatched it at 38, and was really surprised by how much I suddenly enjoyed the - well, let’s call them the ‘obnoxious’ characters 😂 Particularly Mrs. Bennet. She was phenomenally acted and had me laughing like i never did when i was younger.
The music at the beginning of each episode still makes my heart skip a beat though 💕 🎶
Шедевр мирового кинематографа!
Игра всех актеров непревзойденна!!!!
Можно смотреть бесконечно!
2022. STILL the only perfect Pride & Prejudice out there.
I really like her as Mrs Bennet and I think she is a wonderful actress. Such amazing work
Have you seen her in Mike Leigh's "Nuts in May?" Currently [December 2022] available on Amazon Prime!
I loved Mary's character and observations. So funny and clever!
I didn't recognize Mr Collins! Doh! He was absolutely astonishing 🤗
Absolutely love this version! Fabulous acting, and clearly a lot of research gone into the setting, costuming, dancing, etc.
Best Mr. Bennet ever!
Самая лучшая экранизация " Гордость и предубеждение", очень люблю этот фильм, несколько раз пересматривала! Какие замечательные актеры!!! Благодарю!!!
Oh my god, their voices! It’s like coming back to a comfortable cosy place.
This is the version! And I loved each character. Bamber was perfect!
Absolutely 😂 and how acts 😊
I absolutely LOVE watching how Mary reacts to Mr. Collins throughout the series. Her delivery of "It is often said that a friend in need, is a friend indeed" is one of my favorite lines from a show ever!
The best Mrs. Bennet.
I quite agree, the best thus far!
Epic!
Nails on chalkboard to me, which increased my sympathy for the other Bennets. I would have preferred merely silly and a lot less annoying.
COLETTE CRISTOFINI I felt she so overacted her part, was hard for me to watch .
absolutely! She played the part exactly as I'd envisaged Mrs Bennet when I read the book. As did the actor playing Mr Bennet. Can't stand Brenda Blethyn and Donald Sutherland's interpretation of the couple.
Mrs. Bennett was unbelievable! Such a riot!
It is hilarious to see the actors in their casual modern clothes!
I love Lucy Briers' laugh, though I can't imagine Mary Bennet laughing like that!
Best every TV nothing before it or since has portrayed the elegance of this period, Alison Steadman is always a pleasure to watch, she outshone herself in this rendering.
Mind made up will watch it again tomorrow.
Actually it seems that 1995 was hot for the exquisite productions of Austen's "Pride & Prejudice", "Persuasion" and "Sense And Sensibility". Every so often a viewing of one of these is like comfort food!
I've seen a few versions of "Pride And Prejudice"...and this one is, by far, the absolute best. I truly love it...great cast, great production values...it all comes together and it works! Perfection achieved!
Mrs Bennett part was played to perfection!
My favourite version of pride and prejudice
So beautiful 🤌❤️
And the best version of Pride and Prejudice!
Still the best version ever made.
Lucy Briers' character Mary Bennet would have made a perfect wife for Mr Collins as she really seemed to like and respect him.
The problem is, though, that they would have been too much of a kind. She would not have counteracted his conceited, pompous, vainglorious ways- as Charlotte Lucas did. He would have been totally unbearable with someone like Mary as a wife. I shudder at the thought of having someone like him as a minister as is, already...
But that doesn't stop Jane and Bingley?
I agree, but story-wise, that solves the problem too quickly in the story. If Mary marries Mr Collins, it removes all the tension in the story of the Bennett's finding husbands so they won't be homeless after Mr Bennett passes away
@@HamishDownie but he didn't fancy her, he wanted a wife handsome enough to impress LCDB and please his apetite
I agree but Collins despite not being handsome wanted a kind of pretty wife and never spared a glance at Mary. In those times he could pick as he wanted regardless of his personal charms, because of his status and money
Alison Steadman, genius actress.
SaelPalani I agree withyou
As do I. Have never seen her do anything that didn't ring true.
I love seeing Alison with that hair.
Thank you so much for uploading these. This is my favourite adaptation of P&P and it was so exciting seeing some of the actor reminisce about the show. Seeing all this now has bought back memories of how much i loved it and how i want to sit down and watch all 6 episodes :)
The actor who plaid Mrs. Bennet is gorgeous!
Alison Steadman
She is exceedingly good.
Very interesting to see this, shows how fabulous all the actors are.
I loved it and I could not wait for the next episode Much better than the one with Greer Garson
Love the casts' comments!
Hi 👋 how are you doing?
I'm watching now. I LOVE Mary!
I'm glad they spoke about the dialogue. It reads as easy, until I tried to read it aloud. Anyone else? Reading to oneself and aloud are quite separate experiences.
One of my top ten favorite movies!
The casting was superb, the dialogue perfection
Lucy Briers (Mary) is obviously very intelligent and also a lot of fun IRL.
And isn't she lovely in real life? She seems very cheerful about always getting the frumpy dresses. She does have one of the best lines in the whole adaptation, though - "the pleasures of Brighton would hold no charms for me. I should infinitely prefer a book"
@@zillie8167 she is very charming and likeable
the "Darcy looking as if someone had farted" part is exactly what it looks like
he looks like that all the time. when he was purposing to Elizabeth it was as though he was talking to garbage can lol
Claire Stipp 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@ghostemane3209 proposing ☺
Perhaps except that Austen would never have written that.
Mrs. Steadman is excellent in the show
I agree. She is great in every film she does.
Kocham ten film i oglądam na okrągło Czasmi bywa tak że kończę oglądać ostatni odcinek i znow zaczynam od początku Nigdy przenigdy mi się nie znudzi Doskonałość w każdym calu
Pamela! she was perfect as mom in P&P!
2023 this is still a family fav!
Crispin: A darling!
He was wonderful as Bingley, perfect.
@@susanscott8653 Yes , he was wonderful ! :) So sweet , kind-hearted , handsome , angelic ! :)
This is fascinating stuff!
I really liked Mary's character in spite of how stern she was, probably because she played the pianoforte and was not appreciated as many musicians are.
What a brilliant, brilliant cast!
All in all, this is the best adaptation of P&P. However, it should have mentioned that the Bingleys were nouveau riche, as is done for example in the BBC's 1980 adaptation. Consequently, it misleadingly gives the impression that the Bingleys were of higher birth than the Bennets.
Wszyscy aktorzy w tym serialu pięknie zagrali
It’s nice to see this perspective, thanks
Oh Mister Bennet!!
I loved the 1995 version of Pride & Prejudice better than any other; The acting was first rate, the stately homes and the Derbyshire countryside was beautiful. I have this series.
The best Mrs Bennet
There will never be a better Mrs Bennett .
Thursday, September 8, 2022
God save the King; R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth II. 🕊❤️🙏🏽 Quite a legacy.
Still loving this adaptation; all the actors are amazing!
2022 best adaptation indeed.
Does alison steadman age?? Lol
Is that Mr Collins at the end wearing the glasses!?!? He's aged well.
It helps that they uglied him up for the role. He was much better looking IRL.
Yes, wow, it is him.
He's become younger, even !
I watched him in death in paradise (detective show) he had a kind of 6 pack, I just kept saying oh my god mr Collins has a 6 pack, I couldn’t believe it was him as it was about 20 years later than P &P
For me, Alison Steadman and Benjamin Whitrow stole every scene they were in. They made me laugh out loud many times.
DARCY ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE IF SOMEBODY HAD FARTED!!! HAHAHAHA
smileysahlee lol 😂
That is a very good description
I laughed so much on that comment.
Актриса,игравшая Мери Беннет очень красивая
one of my favorite lines in this movie Mr bennet we are all in up raw cuz Lizzy won't marry Mr. Collins (SHE'S THE ONLY ONE IN A UP RAW LOL
no, it's " uproar ". A chaotic mess. Confusion. "We're all in uproar. "
Juste, je suis une Fan absolue, de cette série, addict complètement...j adore toute cette équipe....je sais que Mrs Bennett, est malheureusement décédé en 2017....mon rêve, que la bbc , créé un suite aujourd'hui, avec toute la même équipe...colin Firth, Jennifer Elhe, Jeanne, et tout les autres, Charlotte, Mrs Collins, mrs Bingley...ils sont tous là, encore....voir leurs vies, leurs enfants, des années après, ça serait absolument magnifique....
Alison Steadman isn't dead! She's 76 years old, but she's still alive and kicking. I think you mean Mr Bennett. Benjamin Whitrow died in 2017, aged 80.
Perfect 10
Jane Austen's "grammar is topsy turvy"? Maybe if you read her a lot, as I do, you stop noticing. I've always thought her English so beautiful. Our English today is much more radically flawed. But no one notices since the worst has become "accepted".
All languages change and develop. It would be very strange if we were still speaking as some people did in the regency period. I think our language is different but no better or worse.
@@Knappa22 I am (obviously) not talking about natural change or development of any kind. Just a sinister dumbing down... which has been in the making since the 80s... for specific sinister reasons.
He played slimey Wickham so well.
❤❤❤
Це найкраща версія фільмах,дуже шкодую що не показують в ютюбі
Я нашла в ГУГЛе. Только ест много мегабайт.
Has anyone noticed that Mary Bennet was also in 2020 Emma??
I love the movie version with Kiera Knightly and Matthew McFayden, but nothing can replace the sheer number of hours of screen time and dialog for exploring the novel in its fullest detail with this multi-part TV series.
Oh wow, I didn't recognize she was the Bennet sister ! Lol iI thought she was a makeup artist they were interviewing. Light bulb moment
You know someone did a good job with a character when you instantly feel dislike for them as soon as you see their face... wicked Wickham! Lol
Oh my god they're modern😮😵😱
Austen is quite modern despite appearances.
To me, Alison Steadman and Anna Chancellor are so eerily facially similar that I could easily believe they are sisters.
My all-time favorite version of P&P. My only criticism was regarding the casting of Matthew Goode as Mr. Wickham. Sorry, but he just wasn't my idea of the devastatingly handsome Wickham. Everyone else was absolutely brilliant though.
Adrian Lukis played Wickham in this adaptation. I kind of get your point though... I think it was perhaps more about his charm, though he is by no means unattractive.
I wish they spoke in the same accent as it was in the film ..
I thought it was Joan Collins for a sec 😂
Suzanna Harker was a very strange casting choice for Jane! She is a great actress, but she is also supposed to be the most beautiful of the sisters, but she just wasn’t?! I’m just being honest. Jennifer Ehle was far more beautiful, and it must have annoyed her having all those lines about how she would never be as beautiful as her sister……. It bugged me at the time and it bugs me now
I find her beautiful. Tastes differ
I think it had something to do with the ideal beauty of that time, maybe?
05:05 So disappointing! I thought we were heading towards a Brontean "Viewer, I married him" moment.
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Why is Bingley so vulgar and unkind towards Darcy in this interview?
Everybody raves about Firth as Darcy, but he was too old. The first actors to come to my mind for the part would have been Englishman Dominic West or Canadian Yannick Bisson.
I can understand not liking a particular actor in a role (although I personally love Firth as Darcy) but he was hardly too old for the part. Darcy's exact age was never given in the book, but can be estimated at 33-34ish as his sister is 'more than 16 years' his junior and she is 16 by the time Elizabeth meets her in the book. Colin Firth was 34 during filming.
Yes
@@charlie81dbz but his age is given in the book. Darcy was 28 and the age gap between Georgiana and him was about 12 years. But agree that he looked young enough for the part :)
He was 35. While I prefer Matthew Mc Fadyen as Darcy, Colin was not too old to play Darcy.
Firth was wonderful as Darcy . Noone else can do better in my mind
Just finished rereading and rewatching and really don't know how on the 4th go it's even better than the first!!