"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."  So begins what must be one of the favourite novels in the English speaking world. This adaptation, while it has some acknowledged shortcomings, reset the bar for TV adaptation of period fiction and pleased millions of viewers everywhere.

Pride and Prejudice

Dramatization of the turbulent life of Elizabeth David, the original domestic goddess. She published her first book of Mediterranean Food in 1950, and went on to write eight more books that have sold more than two million copies worldwide. Her public image was of an elegant, respectable and somewhat austere figure. In reality, Elizabeth was a deeply unconventional person with a profound passion for food, life and men.