It’s JA time on BBC7!
Alert Janeites Julia and Lynne wrote to tell us that in addition to broadcasting MANSFIELD PARK (which we posted about previously), BBC7 is also doing broadcasts of EMMA (from Thursday the 30th to Saturday the 1st at 10 am, 9 pm and 2 am) and PERSUASION (from Monday the 3rd to Thursday the 6th at the same times). From the looks of it, Juliet Stevenson (from E2 - thanks Julie P!) will be featured in PERSUASION.
It looks like BBC7 is a Friend of Jane, even if V.S. Naipaul isn’t!
March 30th, 2006 at 9:04 am
Question — who will Juliet Stevenson play? Lady Russell?
One nitpicky thing — I think that Juliet Stevenson was in E2, not E3.
March 30th, 2006 at 11:43 am
Oops! You’re right, Julie! I don’t know why, but I’ve always thought that she was in E3. Gives me a good excuse to rewatch it, though . . .
March 31st, 2006 at 12:18 am
Other fun connections - both Mr. Collins from the last two adaptations of Pride and Prejudice are in Emma - Tom Hollander is Frank Churchill, and David Bamber is Mr. Elton.
March 31st, 2006 at 10:37 am
How interesting is that! They can compare notes.
I loved Juliet Stevenson and Alan Cumming as the Eltons. I thought that was truly inspired casting.
As for Tom Hollander as Frank Churchill, it’s a good thing this is a radio play because I just cannot picture him as Frank. Oh, off-topic — I just ordered Enigma, with Mr. Collins/Frank Churchill, Mr. Darcy, Marianne Dashwood and Sir Walter Elliot.
March 31st, 2006 at 1:06 pm
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