Miniseries · BBC One
Emma
Love knows no boundaries. And neither does she.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Romola Garai
Emma Woodhouse
4 eps
Michael Gambon
Mr. Woodhouse
4 eps
Jonny Lee Miller
George Knightley
4 eps
Tamsin Greig
Miss Bates
4 eps
Jodhi May
Mrs. Weston
4 eps
Robert Bathurst
Mr. Weston
4 eps
Louise Dylan
Harriet Smith
4 eps
Valerie Lilley
Mrs. Bates
4 eps
Blake Ritson
Mr. Elton
4 eps
Poppy Miller
Isabella Knightley
4 eps
Dan Fredenburgh
John Knightley
4 eps
Christina Cole
Mrs. Elton
2 eps
Jefferson Hall
Robert Martin
3 eps
Laura Pyper
Jane Fairfax
2 eps
Rupert Evans
Frank Churchill
3 eps
Annabel Mullion
Mrs. Woodhouse
1 eps
Lyla Barrett-Rye
Young Emma (aged 3)
1 eps
Susie Trayling
Mrs. Churchill
1 eps
Teddy Bunn
Young Frank Churchill
1 eps
Sarah Gower
Young Jane Fairfax
1 eps
Claire Gower
Young Jane Fairfax
1 eps
Sophie Alibert
Emma (7 years old)
1 eps
Joshua Jones
James Knightley
2 eps
Veronica Roberts
Mrs. Goddard
3 eps
Liza Sadovy
Mrs. Cole
2 eps
Nathaniel Gleed
Gypsy Boy
1 eps
Eileen O'Higgins
Miss Martin 1
2 eps
Sarah Ovens
Miss Martin 2
2 eps
Frank Doody
Mr. Dixon
1 eps
Amy Loughton
Miss Campbell
1 eps
Jamie Glover
Henry Knightley
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Emma actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Emma reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- George OrmondProducer
Writing
- Sandy WelchWriter
Direction
- Jim O'HanlonDirector
Cinematography
- Adam SuschitzkyDirector of Photography
Music
- Samuel SimOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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