Top Ten Regency Films

Here are the poll results of the most-watched Regency-era period dramas. As expected, the adaptations based on Jane Austen's work topped the list. Thanks to all who took the time to vote! (5600 films tallied)

~ Here are the Top Ten ~
(percentage shown refers to voters who have viewed that drama, any version)

#1 Pride and Prejudice 95%
Greer Garson & Laurence Olivier (1940)
Elizabeth Garvie & David Rintoul (1980)
Jennifer Ehle & Colin Firth (1995)
Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen (2005)

#2 Emma 93%
Doran Godwin & John Carson (1972)
Gwyneth Paltrow & Jeremy Northam (1996)
Kate Beckinsale & Mark Strong (1996)
Romola Garai & Jonny Lee Miller (2009)

#3 Sense and Sensibility 92%
Irene Richards & Tracey Childs (1981)
Emma Thompson & Kate Winslet (1995)
Hattie Morahan & Charity Wakefield (2008)

#4 Persuasion 89%
Ann Firbank & Bryan Marshall (1971)
Amanda Root & Ciarán Hinds (1995)
Sally Hawkins & Rupert Penry-Jones (2007)

#5 Mansfield Park 84%
Sylvestra Le Touzel & Nicholas Farrell (1983)
Frances O'Connor & Jonny Lee Miller (1999)
Billie Piper & Blake Ritson (2007)

#6 Becoming Jane 81%
Anne Hathaway & James McAvoy (2007)

#7 Northanger Abbey 80%
Katharine Schlesinger & Peter Firth (1987)
Felicity Jones & JJ Feild (2007)

#8 Vanity Fair 58%
Natasha Little (1998)
Reese Witherspoon (2004)

#9 Count of Monte Cristo 56%
Richard Chamberlain (1975)
Gerard Depardieu (1999)
James Cavaziel (2002)

#10 Miss Austen Regrets 51%
Olivia Williams (2008)


And two more dramas which were right behind #10 with number of votes:
Lost in Austen and Bright Star
(viewed by 50% and 49% respectively)