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Emma 
New drama starting in UK on BBC One in October
New drama starting in UK on BBC One in October
From the BBC website:
Romola Garai (Atonement, Vanity Fair) stars as the "handsome, clever and rich" Emma Woodhouse in BBC One's fresh and witty adaptation of Jane Austen's comic masterpiece Emma.
Adapted by BAFTA-winning writer Sandy Welch (Our Mutual Friend, Jane Eyre, North And South) this humorous and perceptive serial from BBC Drama Production provides a rich insight into one of Austen's most complex characters.
Dominating the small provincial world of Highbury, Emma believes she is a skilled matchmaker and repeatedly attempts to pair up her friends and acquaintances.
Over four hour-long episodes the drama follows the dire consequences of Emma's failed schemes in this clever comedy of realisation and self-discovery.
The esteemed and impressive cast also includes Michael Gambon (Cranford, Gosford Park) as Emma's affectionate, neurotic father who unusually allows her to be mistress of their household; Jonny Lee Miller (Byron, Eli Stone, Trainspotting) as Mr Knightley, Emma's shrewd and attractive neighbour, whose strength of character is in sharp contrast to her father; Jodhi May (Einstein And Eddington, Friends And Crocodiles) as Miss Taylor, Emma's former governess who marries the good-humoured Mr Weston played by Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, White Teeth, My Dad's The Prime Minister); and Tamsin Greig (The Diary Of Anne Frank, Green Wing) as the incessantly chatty, well-meaning Miss Bates whose poverty draws the pity and goodwill of all of Highbury.
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