September 24, 1995 –
Hearts were all aflutter all over England when BBC One aired the first episode of the six part adaption of Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, on this date.
Producer Sue Birtwistle particularly wanted Colin Firth, a relatively unknown British actor in his mid-30s at the time, to play the wealthy and aloof Mr. Darcy. Birtwistle had worked with him on the mid-1980s comedy film Dutch Girls, but he repeatedly turned down her offer as he neither felt attracted to Jane Austen’s feminine perspective nor believed himself to be right for the role. Birtwistle’s persistent coaxing and his deeper looks into the Darcy character finally convinced him to accept the role.
The Haus of Dcaligari 