Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel by Jane Austen. It charts the emotional development of the protagonist Elizabeth Bennet, who learns the error of making hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between the superficial and the essential. The comedy of the writing lies in the depiction of manners, education, marriage and money during the Regency era in Britain.
Emma (1996 TV film)
Andrew Davies adapted Jane Austen's 1815 novel "Emma" for television. Previously, he was the screenwriter for the successful 1995 BBC TV serial "Pride and Prejudice" starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth. Davies offered to adapt "Emma" for the BBC, but it had already commissioned Sandy Welch as screenwriter. Michael Wearing, BBC head of drama serials, stated "It was a very, very difficult situation. I had already commissioned Sandy Welch, one of our BBC writers, to do "Emma". We really were in a fix." In response, Davies and his team successfully made an offer to BBC's rival, ITV. "Pride and Prejudice"s entire production team reportedly joined Davies when he began adapting "Emma". It was his second adaptation of an Austen novel.