Pride and Prejudice (1967) | 3: Proposal

Based on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Mr Collins, you must marry. Choose properly, choose a gentlewoman for my sake, and for your own, let her be an active useful sort of person.''

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Earliest existing BBC dramatisation of Pride and Prejudice.

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Other Archive resources
Pride and Prejudice | BBC One | 2005

Drama Connections | Pride and Prejudice

This episode recounts how the dramatisation of Pride & Prejudice, became an all time classic.
Pride and Prejudice | BBC Radio 3 | 2011

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Academic Mona Siddiqui explores her affection for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, explaining how it spoke over the centuries directly to her own experience.