this version of pride and prejudice be simply outstanding and excels in essentially every aspect . it be faithful to the book and particularly capture the spirit of the book and the energy and constant tension of the story . it excellently portray the world of the book a it relate to the story and with keen attention to the detail of costume and the furniture and etc . moreover and the actor be on the whole outstanding . i fail to see how anyone could have portray darcy well than do colin firth and who perfectly capture the character aristocratic refinedness and his shyness and sense of decorum that come across a apparent stuffiness and disdain and and his underlying passion and all at the same time . he perfectly blend all these different trait and be utterly convincing in portray the outward stiffness a a simple facade for the strong emotion and character underneath and rather than simply be stiff and wooden . his look and and especially his eye and say so much of the complexity of his character and his feeling with subtle expression . similarly jennifer ehle excellently portrays lizzie and show her to be tender and witty and thoughtful and occasionally prone to strong judgment without all the information and yet try to grapple with different feeling a her involvement with darcy and et al . and progress . david bamber be great a mr. collins and perfectly convey his mix of trait . alison steadman histrionics and fickle opinion be wonderful a the mom and and remind me very much of an actual relative of mine and while benjamin whitrow be a great counterpart a the father who be outwardly usually calm and peaceful and yet always able to rile up his wife . the others be great and too and but there be no point in list them all . the bottom line be that i find it hard to beat this production and which be utterly gripping and keep anyone interested in these story completely entrance the whole way through .