Colin Firth (The King's Speech) is effectively moody and wonderful to watch as Mr. Darcy - he dominates each scene that he is in. Jennifer Ehle (also The King's Speech) is very good and does a more than adequate job as Elizabeth. (I prefer Keira Knightley's Elizabeth, who is angrier and less sure of herself.)
Six parts on television gives the writers ample time to develop the characters and story in more depth than in a shorter 'movie-length' production, and they do a good job. The rest of the cast are fine but not notable.
This does require a greater time commitment to view, but I recommend it to you.
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