David Bamber as Mr. Collins is much more better than the original character in the novel. I've seen P&P.95 many times and each scene with Mr. Collins acted by Mr. Bamber is as fabulous and funny as the first time was. As well Collin Firth was born to play Mr. Darcy role as David Bamber was born to be the best Mr. Collins forever.
David Bamber, who played Mr. Collins, will be seen years from now as defining the role. He was that good. Bamber feared he was too old for the part (in the novel, Mr. Collins is much younger), but it doesn't matter in the least, since all of the other actors, except Bingley, are older than their fictional counterparts. Unlike most TV films, this one was shot over nearly six months, which gave the actors an unusually long time to perfect their characters -- and Bamber made the most of it. His subsequent film and TV credits are as long as your arm. Sometimes nice guys really do finish first.
My favourite adaptation ever. I thought the casting was impeccable as was every other aspect of the production. I've watched it so many times I know all the dialogue. Thank you for the behind the scenes chat. Fascinating.
The full cast converted me! As an 82 year old Englishman I’ve always followed Westerns or War Movies. Never really cared for English Drama. But as I say after watching Pride and Prejudice am fully converted and since have watched all of Jane Austen’s stories also the Bronte Sisters. I can’t get enough! It’s such a shame Jane Austen died so young! We might have had more stories to enjoy! Of the two Pride and Prejudice I can’t or won’t say which one I liked best! They were pretty equal!
I had occasion to do "Pride & Prejudice" with one of my Chinese students many years ago in Hong Kong. We also used the BBC production, which she loved. The girl's mother was a sore trial, always criticising, never satisfied with her daughter's excellent results. The only time I ever saw the woman silenced was when, pushed to the limit, her 9-year-old daughter snapped, "You can have little idea how much you vex me!" I had such trouble not to explode in laughter!
Most have no concept of it and think themselves "noble" and worthy of adulation only if they are insanely wealthy. Many appear addicted to watching the Kardashians on the box, and indeed envy them. This I really cannot understand - to be rich and vacuous - what an ambition!
@@zimnaya Interesting. Of course, the "Mr Hursts" of Austen's world are vacuous too, but in a different way. I guess it's true then that a the history of a country determines general national character. USA: cowboys and preachers - they're fine with violence but not with nudity. Holland: very little aristocracy, more farmers and merchants, result: very direct attitudes. Japan: suffered no cultural revolution, extremely polite manners.
Never heard of gooseberry fool and was ready to Google until they put up the recipe with the name of the dish. Never even had a gooseberry. It was interesting seeing the recipe.
This is a great documentary. I sometimes wish I could live in that era...but just for a few months. Not sure I'd want to live permanently without modern medicine and modern comforts!
It was delightfully interesting to hear about the filming of the meals at the dinner table. Due to it taking a week to film all of these scenes, the food was slowly going off and beginning to pong.
Well, I had no idea anything like it existed. But I feel lucky to have come across it; I was doing a youtube search of Lucy Briers (Mary Bennet) and here we are!
So funny that David Bamber (Mr. Collins) was afraid of looking too old for the part. Mr. Collins is one of those personalities who seem to have been born old. There's nothing playful about him.
Just been watching the interview s with actors of P&P. Always a bit surprised by the fact that Darcy swims in the lake of green water and his shirt is still white later on.
It's just water. Everything looks more green than it is when shot under water. Every diving photo i've ever taken, even of the most colourful corals & fish, are far green/bluer than they were to me, even at shallow depths.
All of the cast . all of the crew hit their straps with this production. The English middle classes were odious, This production made the has made them appear quite normal.
The actors who played Mrs Bennett and Mr. Collins have to be good. They made their characters as dislikable as in the book, while in this interview seemed so normal.
Of course we Americans have zero idea of the measurement in the Gooseberry Fool. Everyone makes fun of America for our weight and measures but we got them form England in the first place long before we became independent. It's England that changed its system not America.
Actually this was made for an American DVD set... I guess it slipped through. The UK hasn't completely given up on its imperial measurements itself. Not surprisingly that rees-mogg fool is clinging to them too.
I don't think 'everyone' makes fun; that's rather a generalisation. I certainly don't, but perhaps that's due to my being familiar with both imperial and metric, having been brought up on the former in Australia, then encultured with the latter when metric was officially adopted. Even years afterward I can still do arithmetic with pounds, shillings and pence, or guineas, crowns and half-crowns. I can even deal with archaic measures such as perches, furlongs, fathoms, chains and rods. When following recipes from American sources I don't find it much of a strain to convert between the two, or between weight and volume of liquids. It's similar to being bilingual, being able to use two systems of measurement due to opportunity and exposure while young, rather than any particular talent for it.
As an American, I'll never do any baking recipe without weight measurements instead of the volume measurements that are typical here in the US. I used to try to follow recipes that called for a certain number of cups of flour and they never worked out. My kitchen scale default is in grams and that's what works, I prefer it even to ounces. Other than that, imperial reigns supreme. I don't do Celsius or kilometer crap, none of that makes practical sense.
@@annemary9680 Oh wow, it's always so quaint to see non-metric measurements. Last holdouts. You wouldn't even find that deep in the jungle, no matter how many *kilometers* you went.
Serious question, why would being a vegetarian make it difficult to see meat? You aren’t being made to eat it. My bro in law is vegetarian, but doesn’t mind being around people who are eating meat. I don’t get it.
It depends why the person is a vegetarian. If someone is vegetarian for health reasons it may not bother them to see meat. If they are vegetarian for ethical reasons, believing it is wrong to kill an animal when it is not necessary, then seeing a dead animal on the table may cause sadness and distress.
