Customer Reviews
Becoming a Jane fan - By: Richard Gillin, 10 Mar 2008 
Well, I think I was a Jane Austen fan before. But to my shame I had read Mansfield Park & Northanger Abbey only once & Emma only twice, so was not hugely familiar with any of these. Having watched them on TV, re-read the books & now re-watching on DVD, I think these are a great way of getting into some of her less well-known works.
Yes, they suffer a little from the 'Andrew Davis' effect of sexing up the original books that can be a little distracting. But overalll they are a faithful enough reflection of the originals, well acted & good value in a boxed set like this - particularly as many of you will already have the BBC Pride & Prejudice & Ang Lee film of Sense & Sensibility (it is more in the school of these than the Gwyneth Paltrow film of Emma or the recent Keira Knightley Pride & Prejudice). It's just a shame they couldn't squeeze Persuasion into the same boxed set - if they could this would have got the full five stars. As it is, it'll get four stars & a recommendation for anyone who is an Austen fan already or who has enjoyed either Pride & Prejudice or Sense & Sensibility & is looking to broaden their range.
It's alright... - By: S. Gonzalez, 01 Nov 2007 
As the reviewer before me stated, if this is indeed the caliber of programming that comes out of ITV, then no, it does not rival BBC...HOWEVER, I was actuallly relatively entertained by these programs (as well as the Persuasion movie that was part of this season that isn't included here). They weren't quite true to the novels, but overalll, they were each worth watching alll the way through. Perhaps it is because I'm a fan of cheesy romance films, but I give it 3 stars for being alright in my eyes.
waste of money and waste of time - By: J. Simmons, 21 Oct 2007 
These were quite dreadful & very disappointing. I should have known ITV productions would not match up to anything produced by the BBC. I was fooled by Andres Davis' name!
