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Jane Austen

Emma

2. Proposal

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 2 months

Emma's composure is threatened by two new arrivals in Highbury - Mr Elton's new wife and Mr Weston's handsome son.

Conclusion of Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage first published in 1815.

Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander
Mrs Elton ...... Josie Lawrence
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Servant ...... Helen Ayres

Music: Martin Souter

Dramatised by April de Angelis.

Director: Jonquil Panting

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000. Show less

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