Pride and Prejudice (1980 TV series)
| Pride and Prejudice | |
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DVD cover | |
| Written by | Fay Weldon |
| Directed by | Cyril Coke |
| Starring | Elizabeth Garvie David Rintoul |
| Music by | Wilfred Josephs |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jonathan Powell |
| Running time | 55 minutes (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 13 January – 10 February 1980 |
Pride and Prejudice is a 1980 television serial, adapted by British novelist Fay Weldon from Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name. It is a co-production of the BBC and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The five-episode dramatisation stars Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth Bennet and David Rintoul as Mr. Darcy. In the US, it was broadcast by PBS television as part of Masterpiece Theatre.
The novel has been the subject of a great many television and film adaptations. This was the fifth adaptation for the BBC. Other BBC television versions aired in 1938, 1952, 1958, 1967 and 1995.