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.
Wives and Daughters (1999 miniseries)
Davies and Birtwistle collaborated on the BBC's television popular adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" in 1995. Following that success the BBC 'effectively told the duo they could adapt any book they wished' leading to "Wives and Daughters". Birtwhistle described Gaskell's novel as 'strong, direct and passionate' and this offered 'the necessary elements for a popular classic TV drama'.