Watch Mr. Darcy's body language at 7:27 when Elizabeth chokes up and cries "...to think that I might have prevented it..." Before she says these words, he is standing tensely with one hand on his hip. Immediately after hearing what she said, his arm drops to his side as he realizes it is he who could have prevented it, and through his inactions he has caused Elizabeth to greatly suffer emotionally.
@booklovergirl89 I'm glad to hear this. Those of us who have read the novel (sometimes several times) think the BBC production captures Jane Austen's characters and storyline much more faithfully.
@lakemono55 Yes, now I understand why after watching 2005 version I felt as if something is missing..Besides the fact that 2005 version doesn't capture Jane Austen's characters and storyline, I also realized that they did everything wrong: starting from outfit, hair..and finishing with their behavior at that time, which in my opinion they showed absolutely wrong.
I watched this version of Pride and Prejudice only yesterday. Before, I've seen only 2005 Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley. And I loved that 2005 version so much. But after watching this, I think that Colin Firth is the best Darcy indeed! 2005 Pride and Prejudice is nothing compare to this!
Damn, if only Hannah had brought the letters in 10 minutes later! Lizzy and Hottie would have been engaged by the time she found out about Lydia and Wickham! Aargh!
I've never understood why her aunt and uncle thought she'd need an hour to read 2 little letters. Theoretically (they didn't know Darcy would show up or that the letters would contain bad news) they could have waited 5 minutes while she read them, and then they all could have gone out together.
@harrietcow When Mr & Mrs B provided the hour for J's letters, it was a courtesy so L could have the opportunity to read & respond. I don't believe that D would have proposed in this scene. He was still unsure if L's feelings had changed. ``My object then,'' replied Darcy, ``was to shew you, by every civility in my power, that I was not so mean as to resent the past; and I hoped to obtain your forgiveness, to lessen your ill opinion, by letting you see that your reproofs had been attended to."
@rasta13820 Ah, you're right Rasta- she probably would have wanted to write back, I didn't think about that. And thanks for assuring me that Darcy wasn't going to propose. I feel better now! :-)
I really like Lizzy's aunt Mrs Gardiner. She is so dignified, classy and soft-spoken, yet warm and likeable. Perhaps she is Lizzy and Jane's real mother, as they have both turned out so much more like her and not like Mrs Bennett! :-P
the only reason that Colin Firth is a better Mr Ddarcy is becoz its a tv series so it shows more of me whereas compared to the movie Mr Darcy played by Mathew Macfadyen which shows so little of Mr Darcy I would say comarison is unfair, but I still prefre both Mr Darcy's!!!
from 6.35 to 6.43 when she is crying, you can tell that he just wants to hug her, comfort her, make her stop crying, kiss her, and so many other things!!! Also he held her hands and is probably like "Finally!! Wait I should not do that." then he let's her go!!!! And may I just add, I HATE LYDIA!!!!!!!
anyone who wishes to watch the other episodes/parts - go to a website called letmewatchthis.ch and click TV SHOWS at the top and enter Pride and Prejudice into the search bar.
Mr. Darcy's look at 0:33 when he relaises that Elizabeth might be in love with him is so adorable!!!! And then in the morning he is so nervous. He is going there to propose except that Lydia eloped with that mean Wickham... How dare they ruin Lizzy's happiness just when she tought she found love???
I thought the children staying with them belonged to their aunt and uncle... if so, then why is she calling them her nieces and nephews? They would be her cousins.
How odd... is it a British thing? Or did they fudge the relationship for the movie?
Because I know none of her sisters has children running around.
I love when he puts his hands on her arm to have some contact with her and the worry in his voice. He is really affectionate towards her even after she turned his proposal down. He really loves her!
The English refer to Americans and Australians et al as their American Cousins or Australian cousins but I assure him/her that we do not refer to our nieces nephews aunts and uncles as cousins
@lordbeariofbow We rarely do so these days,i think that you should bear in mind that your ancestors probably came from here-either by choice or not,many of the first Britons to set foot on these"colonies" were transported from prisons.We did'nt want them then and could'nt care less now.
@lordbeariofbow They did in a culture long gone, in modern day England one that you so wrongly perceive, nobody refers to Americans as Australians or their cousins, most English people are nothing like you Americans imagine us to be, unless you are English of course you mentioning this with exclusion of yourself are only reminiscing of something that is no longer. Additionally 80% easily if not more of British people are not like me or as they are portrayed here. They are common and Chavs.
@nounever ; well I am English (admittedly getting on in years hopefully soon to reach 80) I have always referred to Americans and Australians as cousins and having lived in Australia for some years know that in this country they always refer to the English and Americans as our cousins. Not always Poms and Yanks!
@lordbeariofbow well out of respect I won't take any hostile stance, not that I would otherwise, I am 17 and I am referring to the majority as I have mentioned it is a vanishing convention among the younger generations. You must not be familiar with the vulgar and uncultured new generations created by the years of stupidity from Labour in recent years. And sorry I thought you were American at first.
@nounever Unfortunately I am too aware of the decline in the manners and the culture in England. I visited in 2005 for some weeks and must admit with sorrow that I left to return to Australia with little if no regret. The beautiful country in which I grew up in the 30's and 40's was no more. I do not think you can place the blame on one political party however, there is much more involved which was particularly noticeable to this old Englishman after an absence of more than 50 years
@nounever Thank you for the apology though it was not necessary; I had taken no offense. I have no prejudice towards our American cousins indeed I have several friends there and enjoy their country very much indeed and am usually sad when I leave.
I was castigated for my comment regarding the Gardiners children and their relation ship to Jane and Elizabeth. There is no way that the children can be referred to as nieces and nephews, They are cousins. No amount of pedantic fluffery will alter the fact. Let me assure twistedtrees that in England relatives were NOT all generally referred to as cousins.
I was castigated for my comment regarding the Gardiners children and their relation ship to Jane and Elizabeth. There is no way that the children can be referred to as nieces and nephews, They are cousins. No amount of pedantic fluffery will alter the fact. Let me assure twistedtrees that in England relatives were NOT all generally referred to as cousins.
@rasta13820 The rebuke is more aimed at herself, for Mr. Darcy had confided Mr. Wickham's character to her, and she had decided to not say anything to her family or anyone else. If she had spoken up before Lydia left for Brighton, this would not have happened. At the same time, you will recall her conversation with Jane about the matter, during which they both decided it would be imprudent to speak out... and they were quite right, However, she is distraught and cannot help but blame herself.
@evervowed I agree with your comments - but do you think that Darcy interpreted Lizzy's statement as a rebuke since he had not authorized her to make her knowledge of Wickham public? It may explain his motivatation to act the way he did, to right a wrong which he had believed to have caused.
What he means is;Elizabeth wanted him gone so she could get her uncle and leave for Longbourne, and he probably had it in his mind to fetch Lydia himself.
i love this so much!! thank you for uploading!!! but there is one thing i dont understand.. when darcy says: "im afraid you have long been disiring my absents" what does he mean? :)
@Ithinkthatmabye In the book, D knows that he could do little by staying except offer sympathy: "...nor have I any thing to plead in excuse of my stay, but real, though unavailing, concern. Would to heaven that any thing could be either said or done on my part, that might offer consolation to such distress! -- But I will not torment you with vain wishes, which may seem purposely to ask for your thanks." Because this full dialogue was omitted, we are left with Lizzy's mistaken interpretation.
i love the way they speak " i am only distressed by dreadful news" i am an american we dont use such fancy words any more so it is a pleasure to hear them
@templarknight94 I'm at a loss; I don't know the word "chavs" (and this is the second instance where I have seen this word on these pages); and am unable to hazard a guess at it's meaning.
It seems that you use it in a derogative manner perhaps you would be so good as to enlighten me as to it's meaning and the etymology of the word; if indeed the word exists
@lordbeariofbow Ah, sure! "Chav" is a stereotype of certain people in the United Kingdom. They are aggressive teenagers, of working class background, who repeatedly engage in anti-social behaviour such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency.
@kyla901 Really Kyla there is no reason why you shouldn't speak properly, I believe it to be just laziness on the part of the majority of your countrymen. The words are still there if you wish to use them as I do, I know that there are those who consider me a pedantic snob but it's of no consequence.
I believe the English language to be a language of great beauty and should be used and treated with respect, indeed it grieves me to hear it misused as it is these days and not only by the Americans
@lordbeariofbow i dont believe you understand. Americans arent lazy. we have a different lanuage. that is all. you speak england english as where americans speak ameican english we are taught and we learn differently. if we were taught to speak england english and chose to speak the way americans do: now then that would be lazy.But it isnt so. so i am offended by you calling me and my fellow americans lazy if you were an american i would understand but you dont live here so you have no right
@kyla901 I'm sorry you have taken offence Kyla but had you have read what I said without immediately getting upset you would have realized that when I said laziness I was referring to and meaning only in speaking and I was not saying that ALL Americans are lazy in this respect. However you will if you think seriously about it for a few minutes I believe you might see it from a third party point of view and then agree with me.
I have never said and have never believed that Americans are lazy
@kyla901 I believe the Americans by and large are a very hard working industrious people with a better work ethic than the English, I have many American friends and enjoy coming to your country more so than England, the country of my birth.
However although we don't have a Bill of Rights guaranteeing freedom of speech like you have I believe I am allowed to express my views with the same as you without recrimination
If Lizzie knew men's natures, she'd get it that Mr. Darcy is a fixer. She should have stepped in when he said, "I afraid you've long been desiring my absence." She should have said that that wasn't true but she let it go on. All she could think of was that he'd want to distance himself from her. She didn't think of his character. She just didn't want to be a burden now that this has happened to her and her family. What a mess. I want to beat Lydia and Wickham over the heads with something
I have watched Pride and Prejudice many many times, and have been constantly amazed at the seemingly lack of errors. However, there is one in this episode that has escaped me time and time again. This day it hit me. In her letter to Elizabeth, Jane refers to her nephews and nieces. They are her uncle and aunts children therefore they are not nieces and nephews but first cousins.
It will make no difference to me whatsoever, I shall watch Pride and Prejudice each and everyday day it's beautiful!
@Imala54 Jennifer plays Elizabeth much more as she was portrayed in the book. Keira Knightley's strong charector gets in the way of her acting sometimes and when she attempted to portray Elizabeth it was not as well done.
I just LOVE the scene when Elisabeth discovers the letters and Darcy came at that moment. He's such a gentleman here :) so romantic ! He's touching her hand ^^
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I still pictured Mr.Darcy to act and look much more differently. And I still think Keira Knightley made a better portrayal of Elizabeth...the book clearly said Elizabeth had a lively, playful disposition, this BBC Elizabeth just seems....dead...and not an individual at all.
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I still pictured Mr.Darcy to act and look much more different. And I still think Keira Knightley made a better portrayal of Elizabeth...the book clearly said Elizabeth was
Noooo! Some of the videos are being put down. My god, why are they doing this? They are credited in the videos. I really, really, dislike this. Thank you ipluso for this lovely series while it lasted. Trust me, I think without realizing, you brought joy to many of us fanatics by posting them here.
"Mr. Bennet, what is it? Are we to be murdered in our beds?".....LOL....ahhh Mrs. Bennet and her "nerves." As if a murderer would knock on thier front door before entering lol...
it is so damned cute when they're sitting there and she's crying, it is so clear that darcy just wants to embrace and kiss her in that very moment to take the pain away from her - i want such man immediately please, but i fear there are less mr. darcys today...
I just love to read the comments on this series. Usually I don't read much of them but I really enjoy how everyone is suddenly using proper English and how some of them just hit what I was thinking while I was watching. Thanks to everyone who posted something :)
Darcy meaning to escort them to Pemberly for dinner is a good theory. I would almost be satisfied with it, but can you explain, my clever friends, why he was there so early? Lizzie got Jane's correspondence in the morning (clearly stated in the book) and well, dinners usually take place in the late afternoon or evening.
@threepowers0 Dinners were large meals taken in the early afternoon and followed by entertainment (card games, dancing, music, etc.) and Eliza had promised Georgiana to play and sing at the piano. So these events were all day affairs. Sometimes the guests were also invited to stay for the smaller evening meal which was supper. Lambton was 5 miles from Pemberly and Darcy probably figured that an early start for the party was prudent because we all know how long it takes for women to get ready.
The prior scene should not have been the dinner that Lizzie & the Gardiners were invited to. Lizzie & Mrs. Gardiner went to Pemberly to return the great honor of Georgiana's early visit at the inn just on her arrival to Derbyshire, by waiting on her (so no piano playing in the book) & Mr. Gardiner went to fish with the men at Pemberly. The arranged dinner was to have been the following day and I believe that Darcy was at the inn to escort the party to Pemberly. RE: comment of seeing his sister.
Immediate relief from his economic distress and his physical needs provided by a slack 16 yr old girl. Perhaps Wickham is really the true man who takes what he wants and when he wants. Have you notice that he's the only man that can stay in his saddle? Darcy and Bingly always seems like they're ready to fall off.
Darcy's second visit to the inn will always torture me. The early scenes here are very leading and you can't help but imagine he's going there to propose again, but the amazing thing about the book is that by the time Darcy walks in the door, you're so upset for Lizzy's sake you almost forget to wonder why he's there. There's no prior build-up and it's never explained later. But why is he there?! A second time, by himself? What would he have said if Lydia hadn't ruined everything? I must know!
@threepowers0 Either Austen"s extraordinary talent orJennifer and Colin"s superlative acting prowess make us forget the story is 200 years old and the mini-serieswas filmed fifteen years ago.Thats what makes it timeless classic both as fiction and TVseries
@threepowers0 I believe that he was there to escort the party to Pemberly for the arranged dinner. "This unfortunate affair will, I fear, prevent my sister's having the pleasure of seeing you at Pemberley to-day.''
Formal reason was to invite Elizabeth to visit Pemberley again, and this is what Darcy is saying (that unfortunately his sister won't be able to see her today). What I see in the scene that he is simply happy to be near her i.e. this invitation is an excuse for Darcy to visit Lizzy.
@threepowers0 Well, I always tought that he went there to propose again. Why else would he look like he found out that she loved him at 0:33 and why would he be so nervous while dressing in the morning? I think that this film explains his going there because the book does not really say anything beside that when Lizzy goes to find her aunt and uncle the maid opened the door for her and Darcy came in. So the movie is perfect. I think.
after watching/reading P&P, I always want SO MUCH to start calling people insufferable/agreeable and say phrases like 'beneficial exercise' but everyone would laugh at me, lol :)
@Sage80 "Mr. Darcy asked him why he had not married your sister at once. Though Mr. Bennet was not imagined to be very rich, he would have been able to do something for him, and his situation must have been benefited by marriage. But he found, in reply to this question, that Wickham still cherished the hope of more effectually making his fortune by marriage in some other country. Under such circumstances, however, he was not likely to be proof against the temptation of immediate relief." Mrs. G.
I love how he's smiling at the memory of her looking at him and then you see his eyes turn to a determination. "There's only ever going to be one... and it's her."
do all of you just squeal and soon whenever Darcy acts nobly or careingly. I just love that I can read these comments. It feels like I 'm at a sleepover.
i swear if elizabeth hadnt been crying or darcy had gotten there earlier b4 she read the letters he would have proposed. i swear to it. the ending............ one last look "i shall never see him again"............ its just so grrrrrrrr wickham. >:-(
@M322233 True Dat! A lot of parents don't bother to get to know the adults to whom they entrust their children, though I'd wager Lydia would have made a rope out of bedsheets and climbed out her bedroom window anyway.
I love how excited he is about dressing, and the way he rides out as if to battle. Just when he is ready to throw caution to the wind and beg for her again, he gets the news. He must face the demon of his past if he is to have a future. The honor of his family is now entraped with that of hers. True love and genuine manhood lie in the choices he must make. While he longs to comfort Lizzy, he knows that what she needs now is a man of action.
Someone stopped me today and asked if I was English. He said he had lived a few years in the commonwealth,and thought he recognized my accent! It s too funny, because I am a North Carolina girl! I guess I have seen P&P a few too many times! LOL!
@wolfraingirl Thanks! I like to call myself a writer, but it hasn't made me a penny yet! LOL! I am glad you liked my comment, and thank you for your compliment.
@Flutegirl70 Wow, I like yours better than mine! I just talked about his horse, you actually dug deeper and talked about his feelings!! I applaud you, and it was beautifully written, too.
Darcy couldn't go a day without seeing Elizabeth. I wonder if he was planning on proposing again when he went to Lambton that day? Mr. Wickham always ruins everything...
She is without a doubt perfect as Mrs Bennett.
shinigamihost 3 weeks ago
Watch Mr. Darcy's body language at 7:27 when Elizabeth chokes up and cries "...to think that I might have prevented it..." Before she says these words, he is standing tensely with one hand on his hip. Immediately after hearing what she said, his arm drops to his side as he realizes it is he who could have prevented it, and through his inactions he has caused Elizabeth to greatly suffer emotionally.
lakemono55 3 weeks ago 2
@booklovergirl89 Everything you wrote - I absolutely agree with. I couldn't have put it any better!
lakemono55 4 weeks ago 2
@booklovergirl89 I'm glad to hear this. Those of us who have read the novel (sometimes several times) think the BBC production captures Jane Austen's characters and storyline much more faithfully.
lakemono55 1 month ago 4
@lakemono55 Yes, now I understand why after watching 2005 version I felt as if something is missing..Besides the fact that 2005 version doesn't capture Jane Austen's characters and storyline, I also realized that they did everything wrong: starting from outfit, hair..and finishing with their behavior at that time, which in my opinion they showed absolutely wrong.
booklovergirl89 1 month ago 4
I watched this version of Pride and Prejudice only yesterday. Before, I've seen only 2005 Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley. And I loved that 2005 version so much. But after watching this, I think that Colin Firth is the best Darcy indeed! 2005 Pride and Prejudice is nothing compare to this!
booklovergirl89 1 month ago 3
this is the best of the adaptations by far, there is no other Darcy than Colin Firths'
atrueclassic 1 month ago 2
@Kidja45 you can find out all of the locations at bbc pride and prejudice website
iCookiesHeart 1 month ago
"Oh, Mr Bennett! What is it?! Are we to be murdered in our beds?!" hahahahahahah! Mrs Bennett is such a great actress!
iCookiesHeart 1 month ago
His look at 6:35 is so adorable. You can tell that he can't bear to see her suffer and that he just wants to comfort her! Awww.
Afterthebattle 1 month ago
Darcy's eyes are sooo pretty!!!!!! Damn Lizzie's lucky......
mpdc3 1 month ago 3
Best adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
GoalsOverDreams 1 month ago
Does anyone know which house was used for Pemberley in this movie?
Kidja45 2 months ago
@Kidja45 It was I think Lyme Hall in Cheshire
1962Partyhat 2 months ago
At 6:11 he took her hand, can you imagine how brave was doing this at that time? :)
His look at 6:35-6:37 and later around 7:20! Oh, great play indeed! I just forget it's only a movie and not the real life. :)
ZBELZUM 2 months ago 5
best version in a long long time...
kelwilk23 2 months ago 4
I'm addicted to this ... I need to be admitted in rehab where there are no laptops and tvs. Colin Firth <3 <3
poojap2291 3 months ago 10
Damn, if only Hannah had brought the letters in 10 minutes later! Lizzy and Hottie would have been engaged by the time she found out about Lydia and Wickham! Aargh!
I've never understood why her aunt and uncle thought she'd need an hour to read 2 little letters. Theoretically (they didn't know Darcy would show up or that the letters would contain bad news) they could have waited 5 minutes while she read them, and then they all could have gone out together.
harrietcow 4 months ago 5
@harrietcow When Mr & Mrs B provided the hour for J's letters, it was a courtesy so L could have the opportunity to read & respond. I don't believe that D would have proposed in this scene. He was still unsure if L's feelings had changed. ``My object then,'' replied Darcy, ``was to shew you, by every civility in my power, that I was not so mean as to resent the past; and I hoped to obtain your forgiveness, to lessen your ill opinion, by letting you see that your reproofs had been attended to."
rasta13820 3 months ago
@rasta13820 Ah, you're right Rasta- she probably would have wanted to write back, I didn't think about that. And thanks for assuring me that Darcy wasn't going to propose. I feel better now! :-)
harrietcow 3 months ago
6:22 um, you can get me a tall glass of YOU. Ahem.. sorry. He is so upset by her pain. He's precious!
UniVerseSoul33 4 months ago 7
I really like Lizzy's aunt Mrs Gardiner. She is so dignified, classy and soft-spoken, yet warm and likeable. Perhaps she is Lizzy and Jane's real mother, as they have both turned out so much more like her and not like Mrs Bennett! :-P
mrsbundleberry 4 months ago 5
lol " are we to be murdered in our beds!!!" - epic line from mrs.B
moonshine100 4 months ago in playlist More videos from ipluso 32
@moonshine100 agree, I always loved this;D
natallie86 1 month ago
"I shall never see him again..."
250nz 4 months ago
*sigh* i love him.....and his face...and him!!
lauraisamazingness 5 months ago
@kokoko8090 he has tons of unpaid debts, fathered several children with different women, and has a history with darcy's sister
serenityis12 5 months ago
@serenityis12 oh wow thanks :)
kokoko8090 4 months ago
the only reason that Colin Firth is a better Mr Ddarcy is becoz its a tv series so it shows more of me whereas compared to the movie Mr Darcy played by Mathew Macfadyen which shows so little of Mr Darcy I would say comarison is unfair, but I still prefre both Mr Darcy's!!!
janaria1985 5 months ago
What did wicome do that was so bad?
kokoko8090 5 months ago
@kokoko8090 He walked away and took Lydia , her younger sister with him wile he allready had a bad reputation.
2littleEmos 5 months ago
@2littleEmos oh thanks but i meant ummm.. what he did that gave him a bad reputaion but thanks for answering it :)
kokoko8090 5 months ago
from 6.35 to 6.43 when she is crying, you can tell that he just wants to hug her, comfort her, make her stop crying, kiss her, and so many other things!!! Also he held her hands and is probably like "Finally!! Wait I should not do that." then he let's her go!!!! And may I just add, I HATE LYDIA!!!!!!!
aim2175 5 months ago 5
Is it me? or was Mr.Darcy about to propose again to Elizabeth?
ugh Ignorant Lydia, seriously that girl needed some serious spanking
evybeth92 6 months ago 11
ok ill stop watching now...(next episode)....im gonna turn it off now....(next episode)....my eyes are glued to the screen i cant stop watching!
MysitcRiver29 6 months ago 97
@MysitcRiver29 LOL
evybeth92 6 months ago
@MysitcRiver29 im gonna shower now...(next part)
decraziness 2 months ago
I enjoy these series so much, thanks, thanks and thanks for uploading them.
GeoMako 6 months ago
anyone who wishes to watch the other episodes/parts - go to a website called letmewatchthis.ch and click TV SHOWS at the top and enter Pride and Prejudice into the search bar.
peprilen 6 months ago in playlist Pride and Prejudice (1995)
I think that this outfit of Darcy's is the best, although he looks well in everything... :-)
csokijegkrem 7 months ago 5
Mr. Darcy's look at 0:33 when he relaises that Elizabeth might be in love with him is so adorable!!!! And then in the morning he is so nervous. He is going there to propose except that Lydia eloped with that mean Wickham... How dare they ruin Lizzy's happiness just when she tought she found love???
csokijegkrem 7 months ago
Look, he is holding her hand! Aawww! So sweet, Mr. Darcy!
csokijegkrem 7 months ago 3
I thought the children staying with them belonged to their aunt and uncle... if so, then why is she calling them her nieces and nephews? They would be her cousins.
How odd... is it a British thing? Or did they fudge the relationship for the movie?
Because I know none of her sisters has children running around.
InARealPickle 7 months ago
6.34 awww its soo sweet, he's soo sad to see her crying
COLIN FIRTH SOO HOTTT
talkingmonkey1000 7 months ago 3
The moment where Darcy tries to comfort her and fails is so sickeningly cute that I nearly squeal every time.
Hijinxify 7 months ago 11
"Truely, you look very ill"
You sure know how to compliment a lady, Darcy! Lol, I am in love with him
Engenue 7 months ago 4
I am afraid you have been long desiring of my absence. Wonderfully delivered, and wonderfully reacted to.
kgupta4 8 months ago
I love when he puts his hands on her arm to have some contact with her and the worry in his voice. He is really affectionate towards her even after she turned his proposal down. He really loves her!
Saraaa91 8 months ago 5
The English refer to Americans and Australians et al as their American Cousins or Australian cousins but I assure him/her that we do not refer to our nieces nephews aunts and uncles as cousins
lordbeariofbow 8 months ago
@lordbeariofbow We rarely do so these days,i think that you should bear in mind that your ancestors probably came from here-either by choice or not,many of the first Britons to set foot on these"colonies" were transported from prisons.We did'nt want them then and could'nt care less now.
TZEITEL10 8 months ago
@lordbeariofbow They did in a culture long gone, in modern day England one that you so wrongly perceive, nobody refers to Americans as Australians or their cousins, most English people are nothing like you Americans imagine us to be, unless you are English of course you mentioning this with exclusion of yourself are only reminiscing of something that is no longer. Additionally 80% easily if not more of British people are not like me or as they are portrayed here. They are common and Chavs.
nounever 7 months ago
@nounever ; well I am English (admittedly getting on in years hopefully soon to reach 80) I have always referred to Americans and Australians as cousins and having lived in Australia for some years know that in this country they always refer to the English and Americans as our cousins. Not always Poms and Yanks!
Cheers.
lordbeariofbow 7 months ago
@lordbeariofbow well out of respect I won't take any hostile stance, not that I would otherwise, I am 17 and I am referring to the majority as I have mentioned it is a vanishing convention among the younger generations. You must not be familiar with the vulgar and uncultured new generations created by the years of stupidity from Labour in recent years. And sorry I thought you were American at first.
nounever 7 months ago
@nounever Unfortunately I am too aware of the decline in the manners and the culture in England. I visited in 2005 for some weeks and must admit with sorrow that I left to return to Australia with little if no regret. The beautiful country in which I grew up in the 30's and 40's was no more. I do not think you can place the blame on one political party however, there is much more involved which was particularly noticeable to this old Englishman after an absence of more than 50 years
lordbeariofbow 7 months ago
@nounever Thank you for the apology though it was not necessary; I had taken no offense. I have no prejudice towards our American cousins indeed I have several friends there and enjoy their country very much indeed and am usually sad when I leave.
lordbeariofbow 7 months ago
I was castigated for my comment regarding the Gardiners children and their relation ship to Jane and Elizabeth. There is no way that the children can be referred to as nieces and nephews, They are cousins. No amount of pedantic fluffery will alter the fact. Let me assure twistedtrees that in England relatives were NOT all generally referred to as cousins.
lordbeariofbow 8 months ago
I was castigated for my comment regarding the Gardiners children and their relation ship to Jane and Elizabeth. There is no way that the children can be referred to as nieces and nephews, They are cousins. No amount of pedantic fluffery will alter the fact. Let me assure twistedtrees that in England relatives were NOT all generally referred to as cousins.
lordbeariofbow 8 months ago
"Had his character been known, this could not have happened. But it is all, all too late now.''
Does anyone see in this statement a rebuke from Lizzy to Darcy?
rasta13820 8 months ago
@rasta13820 The rebuke is more aimed at herself, for Mr. Darcy had confided Mr. Wickham's character to her, and she had decided to not say anything to her family or anyone else. If she had spoken up before Lydia left for Brighton, this would not have happened. At the same time, you will recall her conversation with Jane about the matter, during which they both decided it would be imprudent to speak out... and they were quite right, However, she is distraught and cannot help but blame herself.
evervowed 8 months ago
@evervowed I agree with your comments - but do you think that Darcy interpreted Lizzy's statement as a rebuke since he had not authorized her to make her knowledge of Wickham public? It may explain his motivatation to act the way he did, to right a wrong which he had believed to have caused.
rasta13820 8 months ago
What he means is;Elizabeth wanted him gone so she could get her uncle and leave for Longbourne, and he probably had it in his mind to fetch Lydia himself.
gracemartintoby 8 months ago
i love this so much!! thank you for uploading!!! but there is one thing i dont understand.. when darcy says: "im afraid you have long been disiring my absents" what does he mean? :)
Ithinkthatmabye 8 months ago
@Ithinkthatmabye In the book, D knows that he could do little by staying except offer sympathy: "...nor have I any thing to plead in excuse of my stay, but real, though unavailing, concern. Would to heaven that any thing could be either said or done on my part, that might offer consolation to such distress! -- But I will not torment you with vain wishes, which may seem purposely to ask for your thanks." Because this full dialogue was omitted, we are left with Lizzy's mistaken interpretation.
rasta13820 8 months ago
Mr.Darcy....Gosh this is my fav version of him Collin Firth is really the best actor for that oh why such men exist only in fiction oh why?
Hanakomiko 8 months ago
Oh! Mr.Darcy.... <3 <3 <3
ilselpz 9 months ago
Mr Darcy..so caring and amazing and..tall haha:P -3
authorkaytlan101 9 months ago 2
I like how Mr Bennet directs a questioning glance (3:40) at Kitty when she seemed not to be THAT surprised of Lydia's elopement xD
Nouranmosaad97 9 months ago
@Nouranmosaad97 Oh, gosh, how I do love that questioning glance, too. Perfect acting by everyone in this mini series.
bocatsmom 8 months ago
@bocatsmom Yeah =D
Nouranmosaad97 8 months ago
imagine.. having one entire hour to read two letters.. what a complete different sense of time we had then..
hotcat70 9 months ago
"Oh, Mr. Bennet! What is it? Are we to be murdered in our beds?!" Yes, because polite murderers always knock before coming into a house. LOL.
Aw! Mr. Darcy hates seeing Lizzie cry!
Serenity113 9 months ago 8
..what happened to mary? not that i liked her...but...she kinda...disappeared.
AnnaAnomaly 10 months ago
I think kiera had more passion than this girl, she's too coy! But it is an excellent series!
GATAMONAE 10 months ago
what is realy great about P&P plot, is that the main plot is between the lines, not in them.
hagithequeen 10 months ago 3
i love the way they speak " i am only distressed by dreadful news" i am an american we dont use such fancy words any more so it is a pleasure to hear them
kyla901 10 months ago
@kyla901 In truth, most British people don't anymore...You should hear the way some people speak...chavs...ahem XD I love the way they speak too!
templarknight94 10 months ago
@templarknight94 I'm at a loss; I don't know the word "chavs" (and this is the second instance where I have seen this word on these pages); and am unable to hazard a guess at it's meaning.
It seems that you use it in a derogative manner perhaps you would be so good as to enlighten me as to it's meaning and the etymology of the word; if indeed the word exists
lordbeariofbow 7 months ago
@lordbeariofbow Ah, sure! "Chav" is a stereotype of certain people in the United Kingdom. They are aggressive teenagers, of working class background, who repeatedly engage in anti-social behaviour such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency.
templarknight94 7 months ago
@kyla901 Really Kyla there is no reason why you shouldn't speak properly, I believe it to be just laziness on the part of the majority of your countrymen. The words are still there if you wish to use them as I do, I know that there are those who consider me a pedantic snob but it's of no consequence.
I believe the English language to be a language of great beauty and should be used and treated with respect, indeed it grieves me to hear it misused as it is these days and not only by the Americans
lordbeariofbow 7 months ago
@lordbeariofbow i dont believe you understand. Americans arent lazy. we have a different lanuage. that is all. you speak england english as where americans speak ameican english we are taught and we learn differently. if we were taught to speak england english and chose to speak the way americans do: now then that would be lazy.But it isnt so. so i am offended by you calling me and my fellow americans lazy if you were an american i would understand but you dont live here so you have no right
kyla901 7 months ago
@kyla901 I'm sorry you have taken offence Kyla but had you have read what I said without immediately getting upset you would have realized that when I said laziness I was referring to and meaning only in speaking and I was not saying that ALL Americans are lazy in this respect. However you will if you think seriously about it for a few minutes I believe you might see it from a third party point of view and then agree with me.
I have never said and have never believed that Americans are lazy
lordbeariofbow 7 months ago
@kyla901 I believe the Americans by and large are a very hard working industrious people with a better work ethic than the English, I have many American friends and enjoy coming to your country more so than England, the country of my birth.
However although we don't have a Bill of Rights guaranteeing freedom of speech like you have I believe I am allowed to express my views with the same as you without recrimination
lordbeariofbow 7 months ago
Oh yes, yes, yes! My favorite scene in this movie! He's thinking of her "in the wee small hours of the morning.."
Yolysings 11 months ago 5
If Lizzie knew men's natures, she'd get it that Mr. Darcy is a fixer. She should have stepped in when he said, "I afraid you've long been desiring my absence." She should have said that that wasn't true but she let it go on. All she could think of was that he'd want to distance himself from her. She didn't think of his character. She just didn't want to be a burden now that this has happened to her and her family. What a mess. I want to beat Lydia and Wickham over the heads with something
Songsmirth 11 months ago 4
I couldn't imagine a better actor for this role than Colin Firth, he is so gorgeous.
niamhduran 11 months ago 112
@lordberio... I watch it everyday, too (bits of it). Love it! I think I'm a bit obsessed at the moment.
juleseemimi 11 months ago 9
xD i love it how she talk to herself when she read her letters! :P
musicFre4k14 11 months ago
I have watched Pride and Prejudice many many times, and have been constantly amazed at the seemingly lack of errors. However, there is one in this episode that has escaped me time and time again. This day it hit me. In her letter to Elizabeth, Jane refers to her nephews and nieces. They are her uncle and aunts children therefore they are not nieces and nephews but first cousins.
It will make no difference to me whatsoever, I shall watch Pride and Prejudice each and everyday day it's beautiful!
lordbeariofbow 11 months ago 6
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twistedtrees 8 months ago
I want a man like Mr. Darcy please!!! Talk about being a TRUE MAN !!!! They are non existing now days I am sad.!
nani12379 11 months ago 14
The way he looks when she starts to sob is heartbreaking. He doesn't know what to do.
hothotheat3000 11 months ago 11
if darcy ever spoke to me im sure idve reacted exactly like the maid!
xzibit54321 11 months ago
Nephews and nieces? The kids of their aunt would be their cousins.
PamK36 1 year ago
Why's she crying now?..she's the one insisted to her to have fun, she's definitely having fun now!!!
Bufurzone 1 year ago
oooohhhhh - it rips at my heart when she says "Good-bye" and then thinks...I shall never see him again.......makes me want to bitch slap Lydia. :-)
jenean94 1 year ago 5
6:37 awww Darcy looks like he wants to hug the poor Elizabeth :(
nussie 1 year ago 11
@Imala54 Jennifer plays Elizabeth much more as she was portrayed in the book. Keira Knightley's strong charector gets in the way of her acting sometimes and when she attempted to portray Elizabeth it was not as well done.
leedlie 1 year ago 4
I just LOVE the scene when Elisabeth discovers the letters and Darcy came at that moment. He's such a gentleman here :) so romantic ! He's touching her hand ^^
mlletoridon 1 year ago 7
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Keira Knightley is a better Elizabeth, but Darcy here is really good I think ^^
Imala54 1 year ago
@Imala54 No way! I love this Elizabeth.
luludevreeze 1 year ago 3
I love how he takes her hand when they sit down! soo adorable!
god7man 1 year ago 14
it breaks my heart that nbc took off some of these videos.
sparklingcider302 1 year ago 6
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I still pictured Mr.Darcy to act and look much more differently. And I still think Keira Knightley made a better portrayal of Elizabeth...the book clearly said Elizabeth had a lively, playful disposition, this BBC Elizabeth just seems....dead...and not an individual at all.
Just my opinion though haha.
dongtian00 1 year ago
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I still pictured Mr.Darcy to act and look much more different. And I still think Keira Knightley made a better portrayal of Elizabeth...the book clearly said Elizabeth was
dongtian00 1 year ago
My heart is melting from 5:37-9:37. Such love ... *sigh*
newbeginnings523 1 year ago 2
@newbeginnings523
Just like the parts when they look at each other, it's beautiful.
kmi2995 1 year ago 7
That look on Darcy's face. You know he's seeing red. He could tear Wickham limb from limb if they were in the same room.
Phi1618033 1 year ago 8
For part 1: type "Pride and Prejudice (BBC) Episode 5 Part 1" in search . The best scenes of the film, hands down
az7500 1 year ago
Noooo! Some of the videos are being put down. My god, why are they doing this? They are credited in the videos. I really, really, dislike this. Thank you ipluso for this lovely series while it lasted. Trust me, I think without realizing, you brought joy to many of us fanatics by posting them here.
AnnieBanana978 1 year ago 122
what happened before this part? because part one is missing :(
drgokilz 1 year ago
Darcey-Good God What is The Matter. lol nailed it
OrcaLove13 1 year ago 10
are we to be murdered in our beds?! :')
Carawrline 1 year ago 3
You can see his pain while she's talking and crying. He is just so perfect as Edward.
MysteryDream07 1 year ago
@MysteryDream07 You mean Darcy? Edward was in Sense and Sensibility.
kavtoM 1 year ago
Did anyone else expect him to burst into a love song as the music was rising around 0:25?
purplemuskrat 1 year ago 7
"Mr. Bennet, what is it? Are we to be murdered in our beds?".....LOL....ahhh Mrs. Bennet and her "nerves." As if a murderer would knock on thier front door before entering lol...
LaViolinistaChida 1 year ago 17
I'm sorry, but wait- "Our nephews and nieces"?? Aren't they her cousins...?
TheAbbyNormal 1 year ago
@TheAbbyNormal good point. I never caught that before.
lykotasmom 1 year ago
I wonder if Chivalry is REALLY dead...*sighs* HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY COLIN FIRTH!!! I know its a bit early but i couldnt resist!
harrypotterfan6992 1 year ago
it is so damned cute when they're sitting there and she's crying, it is so clear that darcy just wants to embrace and kiss her in that very moment to take the pain away from her - i want such man immediately please, but i fear there are less mr. darcys today...
MyDreamLivesInMe 1 year ago 11
@MyDreamLivesInMe Yeah, that's so sweet! :) You should go and look, true gentlemen are still out there :) I found one, then so can you!
katrineGIRL 1 year ago 2
@katrineGIRL I found one, too, wohoo. Yes, gentlemen are around at any century and in any country
newbeginnings523 1 year ago
I just love to read the comments on this series. Usually I don't read much of them but I really enjoy how everyone is suddenly using proper English and how some of them just hit what I was thinking while I was watching. Thanks to everyone who posted something :)
ecLipSe31109 1 year ago 11
@ecLipSe31109 That is exactly what I was going to say! :-)
csokijegkrem 7 months ago
Darcy meaning to escort them to Pemberly for dinner is a good theory. I would almost be satisfied with it, but can you explain, my clever friends, why he was there so early? Lizzie got Jane's correspondence in the morning (clearly stated in the book) and well, dinners usually take place in the late afternoon or evening.
threepowers0 1 year ago 2
@threepowers0 Dinners were large meals taken in the early afternoon and followed by entertainment (card games, dancing, music, etc.) and Eliza had promised Georgiana to play and sing at the piano. So these events were all day affairs. Sometimes the guests were also invited to stay for the smaller evening meal which was supper. Lambton was 5 miles from Pemberly and Darcy probably figured that an early start for the party was prudent because we all know how long it takes for women to get ready.
rasta13820 1 year ago
``But what is to be done about Pemberley?'' cried Mrs. Gardiner. ``John told us Mr. Darcy was here when you sent for us; -- was it so?''
``Yes; and I told him we should not be able to keep our engagement. That is all settled.''
``That is all settled!'' repeated the other, as she ran into her room to prepare.
``And are they upon such terms as for her to disclose the real truth! Oh, that I knew how it was!'' Chapter 46
rasta13820 1 year ago
The prior scene should not have been the dinner that Lizzie & the Gardiners were invited to. Lizzie & Mrs. Gardiner went to Pemberly to return the great honor of Georgiana's early visit at the inn just on her arrival to Derbyshire, by waiting on her (so no piano playing in the book) & Mr. Gardiner went to fish with the men at Pemberly. The arranged dinner was to have been the following day and I believe that Darcy was at the inn to escort the party to Pemberly. RE: comment of seeing his sister.
rasta13820 1 year ago
Really, Eliza is not the modern woman but Lydia is: in temperment, spirit and action. Perhaps Lydia is the true romantic?
rasta13820 1 year ago
Immediate relief from his economic distress and his physical needs provided by a slack 16 yr old girl. Perhaps Wickham is really the true man who takes what he wants and when he wants. Have you notice that he's the only man that can stay in his saddle? Darcy and Bingly always seems like they're ready to fall off.
rasta13820 1 year ago
Darcy's second visit to the inn will always torture me. The early scenes here are very leading and you can't help but imagine he's going there to propose again, but the amazing thing about the book is that by the time Darcy walks in the door, you're so upset for Lizzy's sake you almost forget to wonder why he's there. There's no prior build-up and it's never explained later. But why is he there?! A second time, by himself? What would he have said if Lydia hadn't ruined everything? I must know!
threepowers0 1 year ago 11
@threepowers0 Either Austen"s extraordinary talent orJennifer and Colin"s superlative acting prowess make us forget the story is 200 years old and the mini-serieswas filmed fifteen years ago.Thats what makes it timeless classic both as fiction and TVseries
sahana747 1 year ago 3
@threepowers0 I believe that he was there to escort the party to Pemberly for the arranged dinner. "This unfortunate affair will, I fear, prevent my sister's having the pleasure of seeing you at Pemberley to-day.''
rasta13820 1 year ago
@threepowers0
Formal reason was to invite Elizabeth to visit Pemberley again, and this is what Darcy is saying (that unfortunately his sister won't be able to see her today). What I see in the scene that he is simply happy to be near her i.e. this invitation is an excuse for Darcy to visit Lizzy.
The rest - I wish we could ask Jane Austen.
M322233 1 year ago
@threepowers0 Well, I always tought that he went there to propose again. Why else would he look like he found out that she loved him at 0:33 and why would he be so nervous while dressing in the morning? I think that this film explains his going there because the book does not really say anything beside that when Lizzy goes to find her aunt and uncle the maid opened the door for her and Darcy came in. So the movie is perfect. I think.
csokijegkrem 7 months ago
after watching/reading P&P, I always want SO MUCH to start calling people insufferable/agreeable and say phrases like 'beneficial exercise' but everyone would laugh at me, lol :)
fabziepie 1 year ago 4
So seriously, what is Wickham's motive? It's not like he expected Darcy to pay him off.
Sage80 1 year ago
@Sage80 "Mr. Darcy asked him why he had not married your sister at once. Though Mr. Bennet was not imagined to be very rich, he would have been able to do something for him, and his situation must have been benefited by marriage. But he found, in reply to this question, that Wickham still cherished the hope of more effectually making his fortune by marriage in some other country. Under such circumstances, however, he was not likely to be proof against the temptation of immediate relief." Mrs. G.
rasta13820 1 year ago
i'm in love with mr. darcy.
beautyinmusic 1 year ago
I love how he's smiling at the memory of her looking at him and then you see his eyes turn to a determination. "There's only ever going to be one... and it's her."
<3
artemisrain 1 year ago 9
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hotchick1860 1 year ago
do all of you just squeal and soon whenever Darcy acts nobly or careingly. I just love that I can read these comments. It feels like I 'm at a sleepover.
pentime6 1 year ago 7
@pentime6 *gets up to make popcorn and hot chocolate* "Now, while I'm gone, don't have a noisy pillow fight or my Mom will have a stroke!!"
2degucitas 1 year ago
i swear if elizabeth hadnt been crying or darcy had gotten there earlier b4 she read the letters he would have proposed. i swear to it. the ending............ one last look "i shall never see him again"............ its just so grrrrrrrr wickham. >:-(
liveitlikeumeanit88 1 year ago 6
@liveitlikeumeanit88 Perhaps that was Wickham's revenge, to ruin the Bennet family and in turn ruin Darcy.
2degucitas 1 year ago
In that time, what parents in their right mind would let their 15 y.o. daughter go stay alone, especially near military headquarters?!
M322233 1 year ago
@M322233 She was supposed to be under the guardianship of Colonial Foster and his wife.
Morna777 1 year ago
@Morna777
Sure she was, but it looks like Bennets barely knew Fosters...
It amazes me how contemporary are many topics in the book.
Jane Austen must have known human nature so well!
M322233 1 year ago
@M322233 True Dat! A lot of parents don't bother to get to know the adults to whom they entrust their children, though I'd wager Lydia would have made a rope out of bedsheets and climbed out her bedroom window anyway.
Morna777 1 year ago
"True, you look very ill!"
Translation:
"Please tell me why you're crying, because I can't bare it!"
bunnyndisguise 1 year ago 112
@bunnyndisguise More like, "ZOMG! Please, no, no crying. Why crying? No crying!" XD
Prinder 10 months ago 4
I love how excited he is about dressing, and the way he rides out as if to battle. Just when he is ready to throw caution to the wind and beg for her again, he gets the news. He must face the demon of his past if he is to have a future. The honor of his family is now entraped with that of hers. True love and genuine manhood lie in the choices he must make. While he longs to comfort Lizzy, he knows that what she needs now is a man of action.
Flutegirl70 1 year ago 177
@Flutegirl70 ''He must face the demon of his past if he is to have a future'' i love the way in which you said that.so very true for all of us.
PD> i love how we all seem to use proper english whilst watching this 19 century series hahaha.
Italiahime 1 year ago
@Italiahime
Someone stopped me today and asked if I was English. He said he had lived a few years in the commonwealth,and thought he recognized my accent! It s too funny, because I am a North Carolina girl! I guess I have seen P&P a few too many times! LOL!
Flutegirl70 1 year ago
@Flutegirl70 Very true words, love them *.*
Anisha1375 1 year ago
@Flutegirl70 are you a writer? because you wrote this great- P&P sounds more epic when i read your whole comment ;))
wolfraingirl 1 year ago
@wolfraingirl Thanks! I like to call myself a writer, but it hasn't made me a penny yet! LOL! I am glad you liked my comment, and thank you for your compliment.
Flutegirl70 1 year ago
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@Flutegirl70 no need to thank me ;)
wolfraingirl 1 year ago
@Flutegirl70 Wow, I like yours better than mine! I just talked about his horse, you actually dug deeper and talked about his feelings!! I applaud you, and it was beautifully written, too.
apRilL11994 1 year ago
@Flutegirl70 nicely put!
acceptanceisbliss 1 year ago
@Flutegirl70 Brilliant! I love it. You've captured the romance and dizzying uncertainty of the situation. *swoon*
luludevreeze 1 year ago
@Flutegirl70 Well said!
wmhoad 11 months ago 2
@Flutegirl70
Well said!!
penneykayward 9 months ago
oh i very much love Jennifer and Colin. they are the best!!!
littlesopha 1 year ago
Darcy couldn't go a day without seeing Elizabeth. I wonder if he was planning on proposing again when he went to Lambton that day? Mr. Wickham always ruins everything...
ithungers 1 year ago 5