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Jane Austen: Emma: 2. Proposal

2. Proposal

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A ball, a picnic and a marriage proposal. Two new arrivals threaten Emma's composure.

A ball, a picnic and a marriage proposal. Concluding part of classic novel with Eve Best, Tom Hollander and Robert Bathurst.

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.

Jane Austen: Emma

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Dramatisation of the classic tale of love and marriage, with Eve Best and Robert Bathurst

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