For those of us who have the BBC Pride and Prejudice dialogue memorized (The mode of your declaration merely spared me any concern I might have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more gentleman like man-na.)...this book is a must. SO much stinkin' fun.

It was soooo cool learning more about how this TV show was filmed and about what goes into recording a TV production at this scale! Loved the behind the camera pictures and the anecdotes.

I loved this "behind the scenes" look at the BBC series.

The sections on creating the screenplay and how the actors interpreted Austen’s characters were fabulous. The costumes, music, and dancing notes were fun. The definitions of film crew jobs were boring but usually short.

If you love the A & E movie version, you'll like perusing this book.

Not bad, not great. Came with movie.

This little book could be a companion to Pride and Prejudice (1995) the six-episode BBC tv adaptation of Jane Austen's famous novel.

Divided into sections of film preparation, production and post-production, this book gives readers a behind-the-scenes view into how a film is made and why this one in particular was so successful. I came away with a confirmed sense of how much I love this adaptation, and also something more: an appreciation for everybody's trade and craft in the film industry. Dances were historically researched and choreographed to fit the room space, while considering who was hosting (the Netherfield ball hosted by Mr. Bingley being more formal than when the younger Bennet sisters beg Mary to play us a jig, while having tea at Aunt Phillips). Julia Sawalha, actress who played Lydia, had to learn every dance since she dances in every dance scene, which I found amusing. Hair was just as important as costumes; did you know that they made Mr. Collins look like he has a comb over just to make him more grotesque? And poor Mary has grease in her hair to look more unwashed! Scouting for set locations sounded like an immense act of coordination and wishful thinking to fit every actor's filming schedule and get local townspeople on board to make aesthetic changes. Post-production was also interesting to read about, for example, the editing and sound team has to ask the director for more dialogue to fill in awkward moments when characters are still on screen to get to one place or wait for another to sit down, etc.

One of my favourite Christmas presents, this slim book is a big contribution to my shelf on Austen.

"You can't go wrong if you stick to your Bible."

Always love reading about behind-the-scenes of a movie / tv series, and this one was especially wonderful because it's about Pride and Prejudice. I think it would have been icing on the cake if this had been about 2005 Pride and Prejudice, but I subjected Hunter to watching Episode 1 of this adaptation last night regardless.

Beautiful photos of the different homes and locations used in the making of Pride and Prejudice BBC film starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle.

Interviews with the production staff, hair and makeup dept., actors, etc. A great companion book to the television drama.

I really enjoyed this book. Of course I've seen the movie several times and we had just recently returned from England where we saw one of the towns it was filmed in. However I think this was a very good study in the process of making a movie, defining who does what, and why in the world there are so many credits. I never thought about the fact that someone actually has to do research to see if the flowers in the garden the characters are walking through would have been typical in that time period. I found it all very fascinating. Of couse I love non-fiction.

A great book, I own the series, and therefore had to own the book.

I love behind the scenes books anyway, and this book suits me perfectly, I recommend it to anyone who watched and was a fan of the series.

I was bought this as a Pride and Prejudice mad teenager in 1996...but left it behind in Australia when I moved to London. My wonderful husband bought me another copy as a surprise and I read it from cover to cover with all the joy I felt the first time. Twenty years on, nothing can touch this adaptation. It is a masterpiece. Reading about the making of it, the little stories from the cast and crew, the behind the scenes work, only adds to the magic. A must for every P&P fan!