Pride and Prejudice [1995] (2 discs)

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• Joanna David (Mrs. Gardiner) and Emilia Fox (Georgianna Darcy) are real life mother and daughter.
• The grand estate of Pemberley doesn't actually exist. The exteriors of the house belong to Lyme Park and the interiors belong to Sudbury Hall.
• Crispin Bonham-Carter (Mr. Bingley) originally auditioned for the part of George Wickham while Lucy Davis (Maria Lucas) originally auditioned for the part of Lydia Bennet.
• Susannah Harker, who plays Jane, is the daughter of ^[?] Polly Adams, who played Jane in the 1967 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice.
• ^[?] Helen Fielding, author of Bridget Jones's Diary had both the character of Mr. Darcy from this production and the actor Colin Firth in mind when she created the character Mark Darcy in "Bridget Jones." Colin Firth played Mark Darcy in the "Bridget Jones's Diary" movie.
• According to the DVD extras, Colin Firth initially declined the role of Mr. Darcy.
• Anna Chancellor (Miss Bingley) is actually related to Jane Austen. Chancellor is a direct descendant of Austen's elder brother, Edward.
• Someone had waxed the floor the night before filming the scene at Lucas Lodge where Lydia and Kitty start an impromptu dance, making it too slippery (and therefore dangerous) to dance on. After the crew tried a number of different chemicals to try and remove the wax, someone had the brilliant idea of pouring Coca Cola all over it.
• Susannah Harker was pregnant during filming, but was able to continue due to the cut of the costumes and some cleverly placed shawls.
• Julia Sawalha (Lydia Bennet) is actually a year older than Jennifer Ehle, even though she plays her younger sister by five years.