Description
The BBC's lavish adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice', starring Colin Firth, was eighteen months in the making and continues to captivate audiences today. This indispensable companion to the series is packed with colour photographs, interviews and lavish illustrations.
Follow a typical day's filming, including the wholesale transformation of Lacock village into Jane Austen's Meryton. Discover how Colin Firth approaches the part of Darcy, how actors' costumes and wigs are designed and how Carl Davis recreates the period music and composes an original score. Piece together the roles of behind-the-scenes contributors from researchers to fencing masters.
A TV tie-in with the reshowing of "Pride and Prejudice", shown on BBC1 In July 1997.
About the Author
Sue Birtwistle is the former director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Education Company in Edinburgh and founding director of the Nottingham Playhouse Roundabout Company. Susie Conklin is currently a drama script associate at Granada Television.
Book Information
ISBN 9780140251579
Author Sue Birtwistle
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 409g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 189mm * 11mm
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