Starring: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Julia Sawalha, Susannah Harker
Audio problem: While Maria is singing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" accompanied by Mary Bennett, the movement of her lips is out of synch with the audio track.
Audio problem: When Lizzy, her aunt and uncle are in the tavern dining room discussing whether or not they should visit Pemberley, pay very close attention when Lizzy says, "We've no business there." The pitch and tone of the voice sounds completely different than Jennifer Ehle's. It sounds like it was dubbed.
Character mistake: Mrs. Reynolds, the housekeeper at Pemberley, refers to Mr. Darcy's late mother as Mrs. Darcy while showing Elizabeth and her aunt and uncle the house. This is a grave mistake on the part of the filmmakers as she should have been referred to as Lady Anne, the way her sister is known as Lady Catherine. Their father was an Earl, making them Ladies by birth, not by marriage. Hence, they must be called Lady followed by their first name.
Mr. Bennet: For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
Trivia: Jennifer Ehle who played Lizzie is blonde - she knew Lizzie was to be brunette, so she dyed her eyebrows the night before the dressed audition to give her a better chance of suiting the part. (This is confirmed in the 'making of' book).
Episode #1.3 - S1-E3
Question: When the Gardiners arrive at Longbourn for Christmas, where are their children? Surely, they would not have travelled without their children at Christmas.
Answer: The children were probably left with a nanny or relatives. It's very likely that the Longborns would have left them at home. Travelling for days by horse-drawn carriage over bumpy dirt roads is difficult in the best of circumstances, and particularly hard during winter. The trip would be too arduous for young children.
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