Episode 1

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Episode 1 of 4

Duration: 1 hour

Adaptation of the Jane Austen classic by BAFTA award-winning writer Sandy Welch.

Nothing delights Emma more than meddling in the love lives of others. But when she takes protégé Harriet Smith under her wing, her plans can only end in disaster...

A sumptuous, playful and witty new adaptation of Jane Austen's comic masterpiece from the pen of BAFTA award-winning writer Sandy Welch.

Rich, independent and kind-spirited, Emma Woodhouse has no need to marry, but nothing delights her more than matchmaking those around her. Once she has married off her close companions, she alights upon the pretty Harriet Smith to fashion into her new playmate and ally.

She persuades Harriet that she is too good for her suitor, the farmer Robert Martin, and encourages her to set her sights higher. But close family friend Mr Knightley warns Emma that her meddling will cause great pain - to both Robert and Harriet. Emma refuses to listen, and Mr Knightley is furious with Emma's stubbornness.

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Thu 19 Jan 2012 19:00 BBC HD

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  • Highlight: Emma and Harriet meet Mr Martin

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    Emma and Harriet bump into Mr Martin to Emma's disgust. Who else will she meet on her travels?

  • Image: Behind the scenes of Emma

    Image: Behind the scenes of Emma

    Emma (Romola Garai) pays careful attention to Jim O'Hanlon's direction while Harriet (Louise Dylan) is more interested in the authentic produce carefully positioned in her basket.

Credits

Camera Operator
Simon Baker
Camera Operator
Luke Redgrave
Art Director
Pilar Foy
Assistant Director
Martin Curry
Casting
Gemma Hancock
Casting
Sam Stevenson
Clapper Loader
Simon Surtes
Clapper Loader
Tom McFarling
Costume designer
Rosalind Ebbutt
Costume Supervisor
Amanda Keable
Dubber
David Old
Focus Puller
Mary Kyte
Focus Puller
Kim Seber
Graphic Designer
Georgina Millett
Grip
David McAnulty
Location Manager
Rupert Bray
Makeup Supervisor
Karen Edwards
Production Designer
Stevie Herbert
Production Secretary
Kevin Proctor
Property Master
Colin Bayliss
Runner
Lotty Underwood
Runner
Esther Dennis
Runner
Amanda Dudley
Runner
Annabel Norbury
Script Supervisor
Karen Jones
Second Assistant Director
Tom Rye
Sound Effects Person
Wayne Brooks
Sound Engineer
James Harris
Sound Recordist
Fraser Barber
Stunts
Tom Lucy
Stunts
Dean Forster
Emma
Romola Garai
Mr Knightley
Jonny Lee Miller
Mr Woodhouse
Michael Gambon
Miss Bates
Tamsin Greig
Anne Taylor/Weston
Jodhi May
Mr Elton
Blake Ritson
Harriet Smith
Louise Dylan
Mr Weston
Robert Bathurst
Mrs Goddard
Veronica Roberts
Robert Martin
Jefferson Hall
Mrs Bates
Valerie Lilley
John Knightley
Daniel Fredenburgh
Isabella Knightley
Poppy Miller
Mrs Woodhouse
Annabel Mullion
Mrs Churchill
Susie Trayling
Miss Martin #1
Eileen O'Higgins
Miss Martin #2
Sarah Ovens
Emma (7 years old)
Sophie Alibert
Young Emma (3 years old)
Lyla Barrett-Rye
Young Frank Churchill
Teddy Bunn
Young Jane Fairfax
Sarah Gower
Young Jane Fairfax
Claire Gower
Director
Jim O'Hanlon
Producer
George Ormond
Executive Producer
Phillippa Giles
Writer
Sandy Welch
Director of photography
Adam Suschitzky

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