I don’t presume to review Jane Austen’s books, which are too sublime for any words of mine [*], but I can comment on dramatisations of them in film or on TV. Here are some that I’ve watched or plan to watch soon:<\/p>\n
Emma<\/a> (TV; 1972) Doran Godwin, John Carson<\/p>\n Sanditon<\/a> (book, completed by Another Lady; 1975)<\/p>\n Pride and Prejudice<\/a> (TV; 1980) Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul<\/p>\n Sense and Sensibility<\/a> (TV; 1980) Irene Richard, Tracey Childs<\/p>\n Mansfield Park<\/a> (TV; 1983) Sylvestra le Touzel, Nicholas Farrell<\/p>\n Northanger Abbey<\/a> (TV movie; 1987) Katherine Schlesinger, Peter Firth<\/p>\n Pride and Prejudice<\/a> (TV, 1995 series) The famous one with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle<\/p>\n Sense and Sensibility<\/a> (Film, 1995) Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman<\/p>\n Persuasion <\/a>(Film, 1995) Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds<\/p>\n Emma<\/a> (TV, 1996) Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong<\/p>\n Emma<\/a> (Film, 1996) Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam<\/p>\n Mansfield Park <\/a>(Film, 1999) Frances O’Connor, Jonny Lee Miller<\/p>\n Pride and Prejudice<\/a> (Film, 2005) Keira Knightley, Matthew McFadyen<\/p>\n Northanger Abbey<\/a> (TV, 2007) Felicity Jones and J J Feild<\/p>\n Persuasion <\/a>(TV, 2007) Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones<\/p>\n Sense and Sensibility<\/a> (TV series, 2008) Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield<\/p>\n Lost in Austen<\/a> (TV; 2008) Jemima Rooper, Elliott Cowan<\/p>\n Miss Austen Regrets<\/a> (TV; 2008) Olivia Williams, Greta Scacchi, Hugh Bonneville<\/p>\n Emma<\/a> (TV; 2009) Ramola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller<\/p>\n Love And Friendship<\/a> (Film; 2016) Kate Beckinsale (based on Lady Susan)<\/p>\n Sanditon<\/a> (TV; 2019) Rose Williams, Theo James, Anne Reid, Kris Marshall<\/p>\n Emma<\/a> (Film, 2020) Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn<\/p>\n Sanditon<\/a> (TV; seasons 2 (2022) and 3 (2023))<\/p>\n Miss Austen<\/a> (TV; 2025) Keeley Hawes as Cassandra Austen<\/p>\n