Pride and Prejudice

Released: 1980-01-13

Runtime: 55 minutes

Episode Overview

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. When Mr Bingley comes to live in the neighbourhood, Mrs Bennet considers him the rightful property of one of her five unmarried daughters.

Series Overview

The arrival of a young, well-off, eligible man named Mr. Bingley sends the Bennet household--with five girls of a marrying age--into a tizzy. But it's the introduction of Mr. Bingley's friend, Mr. Darcy, that sets in motion the fate of Elizabeth Bennet, resolved only after a labyrinth of social and personal complexities.