Emma is a 1996 TV movie based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel of the same name. It was adapted for the British television network ITV in 1996, directed by Diarmuid Lawrence and dramatised by Andrew Davies, the same year as Miramax's film adaptation of Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow. This production of Emma stars Kate Beckinsale as the title character, and also features Samantha Morton as Harriet Smith and Mark Strong as Mr. Knightley.
Cast[]
- Kate Beckinsale as Emma Woodhouse
- Bernard Hepton as Mr. Woodhouse
- Mark Strong as George Knightley
- Samantha Morton as Harriet Smith
- Olivia Williams as Jane Fairfax
- James Hazeldine as Mr. Weston
- Samantha Bond as Miss Taylor/Mrs. Weston
- Raymond Coulthard as Frank Churchill
- Dominic Rowan as Mr. Elton
- Lucy Robinson as Mrs. Elton
- Prunella Scales as Miss Bates
- Sylvia Barter as Mrs. Bates
- Guy Henry as John Knightley
- Dido Miles as Isabella Knightley
- Alistair Petrie as Robert Martin