Jane Austen reference in “Masterpiece Theatre” production
POLLYANNA, this week’s “Masterpiece Theatre” production, showed Pollyanna reading Pride and Prejudice to her aunt. 
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November 29th, 2004 at 12:46 pm
Another JA connection: I only saw a tiny bit of Pollyanna last night, but I also noticed David Bamber (Mr. Collins) playing what appeared to be another smarmy clergyman?
November 29th, 2004 at 12:51 pm
Yep, it’s Mr. Collins! I just confirmed this at the PBS site: Full Cast List