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Emma Woodhouse (Romola Garai) delights in the conviction that she's the perfect matchmaker. But she's playing a dangerous game as she persuades her new friend, the young, pretty and socially inferior Harriet (Louise Dylan), to reject a marriage proposal to a local farmer in favor of dashing Mr. Elton (Blake Ritson).
So begins a story which challenges Emma's naivety, her social preconceptions and her own relationships. A four-part adaptation of the Jane Austen classic by award-winning writer Sandy Welch.
EPISODE GUIDE:
Episode 1: Rich, independent and kind spirited, Emma Woodhouse has no need to marry herself but nothing delights her more than matchmaking those around her. Once she married off her close companions, she alights upon the pretty Harriet Smith to fashion into her new playmate. She persuades Harriet that she is too good for her suitor, the farmer Robert Martin, and encourages her to set her sights higher.
Episode 2: Emma continues her attempts to marry off Harriet and Mr. Elton. Although uninterested in marriage herself, she is intrigued by the mysterious and elusive Frank Churchill, whom she hopes to meet for the first time at a village Christmas party. Frank does not arrive, but instead Emma becomes the subject of unwanted and embarrassing attention from Mr. Elton.
Episode 3: Emma teases Mr. Knightley about Jane, but he remains tight-lipped. Meanwhile, Frank and Emma plan a ball, and Emma wonders whether she might be in love with him. Mr. Knightley suggests a day trip to Box Hill for a change of scene and some temporary escape. He also tells Emma that he suspects Frank and Jane are secretly in love.
Episode 4: What was intended as a day of fun turns into a day of agony for everyone on the Box Hill excursion. Egged on by Frank, Emma behaves very badly, insulting Miss Bates. When Frank’s controlling Aunt dies, the Westons expect him to propose to Emma – but his actions set in motion a chain of events that both shock Emma and make her realise something that has been in plain sight all along.
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KPBS Passport Exclusive - The Jane Austen Collection
Her stories have touched the hearts of millions. KPBS Members can now stream five classic Jane Austen titles in KPBS Passport:
Escape with Andrew Davies' 1995 multi-award winning adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Regency romance starring Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy) and Jennifer Ehle (Elizabeth Bennett).
Jane Austen's classic story of a young girl whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions about the world.
In one of Jane Austen’s most complex plots, a young and impoverished girl is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle.
In this adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, two sisters of opposing temperaments find love and heartbreak when two attractive men Edward Ferrars (Dan Stevens) and John Willoughby (Dominic Cooper) are drawn towards them.
Starring Rose Williams (Charlotte Heywood) alongside Theo James (Sidney Parker) and Kris Marshall (Tom Parker), Jane Austen’s unfinished last novel is brought vividly to life offering a completely enjoyable and spirited tale of a fresh start.
A four-part adaptation of Jane Austen’s comic novel about the privileged Emma Woodhouse, who delights in meddling in the love lives of others.
