Based on Jane Austen's timeless classic novel, Jennifer Ehle stars as Elizabeth Bennett, one of five sisters living on a British country estate in the 1800s, an independent young woman resistant to marriage. A wealthy young man, Fitzwilliam Darcy (Colin Firth) expresses interest, but she isn't so sure... The two discover that they have a great deal to learn about each other, if they are to find happiness together.

A Production of BBC Television and BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. in association with A&E Television Networks. The Masterpiece Theater  broadcast of Pride & Prejudice is the first in the U.S. other than on A&E Television Networks.