Emma Woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful friend, Harriet, and so causes her to come to grief. Through the sharp words of Mr. Knightley, and the example of the opinionated Mrs. Elton, someone not unlike herself, Emma's attitudes begin to soften.
Kate Beckinsale
as Emma Woodhouse
Mark Strong
as Mr. Knightley
Samantha Morton
as Harriet Smith
Raymond Coulthard
as Frank Churchill
Olivia Williams
as Jane Fairfax
Bernard Hepton
as Mr. Woodhouse
Samantha Bond
as Mrs. Weston
James Hazeldine
as Mr. Weston
Dominic Rowan
as Mr. Elton
Prunella Scales
as Miss Bates
Sylvia Barter
as Mrs. Bates
Dido Miles
as Isabella Knightley
