About this episode
Radio 4 celebrates 250 years of Jane Austen with fresh, funny, and female-focused adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Expect heartbreak, love, hilarity, and the enduring power of sisterhood. Pride and Prejudice the iconic love story between Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy, and a delightful portrayal of a family. It perfectly conjures up the period, and the pressure on women to find husbands. A tapestry of unforgettable characters and wonderfully funny. Dramatised by award winning writer Rachel Joyce Jane Austen ..... Tamsin Greig Elizabeth ..... Isabella Laughland Darcy ..... Luke Thompson Mr Bennet ..... Miles Jupp Mrs Bennet ..... Rosie Cavaliero Jane ..... Lucy Doyle Bingley ..... Louis Landau Wickham ..... Toby Regbo Lady Catherine ..... Adjoa Andoh Lydia ..... Kitty O'Sullivan Kitty ..... Gaia Wise Mary ..... Imogen Front Mr Collins ..... Josh Bryant Jones Charlotte ..... Sasha McCabe Caroline Bingley ..... Catherine Bailey Directed by Tracey Neale Dramatised by Rachel Joyce Rachel Joyce is a best-selling author and award winning audio drama writer. Her audio work includes the entire Bronte canon for Radio 4. Her first novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry has been adapted for both film and stage. The sold out Chichester Festival Theatre Musical of Harold Fry's story opens at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on the 29th January. Rachel's latest novel, The Homemade God, was published in February this year. Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale Sound by Andrew Garratt and Sam Dickinson Production Co-Ordinator, Luke MacGregor Casting Manager, Alex Curran A BBC Studios Production.