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Pride and Prejudice (1958 TV series)

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Pride and Prejudice
Based onPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Written byCedric Wallis
StarringJane Downs
Alan Badel
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (all missing)
Production
ProducerBarbara Burnham
Running time30 minutes (per episode)
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release24 January (1958-01-24) –
28 February 1958 (1958-02-28)

Pride and Prejudice is a 1958 British television adaptation of the Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name, which aired on the BBC. Cast members included Alan Badel, Pamela Binns, Jane Downs, Susan Lyall Grant, Marian Spencer, Vivienne Martin, Hugh Sinclair, William Squire, Joan Carol, Jeanne Elvin, Colin Jeavons, Barbara New, and Greta Watson. Six half-hour episodes were produced, presumably aired live (since that was usually the case with BBC drama of the era), and telerecorded for overseas broadcast.[1] All six episodes were subsequently junked and are believed to be lost.[2] The designer was Stephen Bundy.[3]

Cast

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Episodes

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Episode No. Original Broadcast Date
1 24 January 1958
2 31 January 1958
3 7 February 1958
4 14 February 1958
5 21 February 1958
6 28 February 1958

Reception

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The series was exported to Australia where it was shown on ABC. A reviewer for The Australian Women's Weekly called it "delightful", said "for out-of-this-world entertainment I'll nominate Jane Austen", and praised the performances of Jane Downs and Alan Badel.[4] A still photograph appeared in an earlier edition of the magazine.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Pride and Prejudice: Part 1". 24 January 1958. p. 19 – via BBC Genome.
  2. ^ "Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine". lostshows.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Pride and Prejudice: Part 6". 28 February 1958. p. 21 – via BBC Genome.
  4. ^ "21 Jan 1959 – TELE VISION PARADE Congratulations are in order ..." trove.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  5. ^ "03 Dec 1958 – TELEVISION PARADE". trove.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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