Mr. Bingley´s lovely faces.

“Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. “

(“Pride and prejudice”, Chapter 3)

“Socially, Mr. Bingley is not as sure footed as Darcy. He comes from a family that only made its money one or two generations before so they have a more delicate social position. His sister is very aggressive because she feels threatened by her roots”.

(Joe Wright, Director)

My Jane looks well, does she not?
She does indeed.

“This was all improvised, this little section. It was a much shorter section but Simon did it so well that we extended it”.

(Joe Wright, Director)

“Joe encouraged his actors to try different approaches to their scenes. He goes:`Lovely, lovely, that was lovely´. And then he tells you: `It was crap in a really lovely way´. I remember that: `the lovely man´.”

(Simon Woods, Mr. Bingley)

“When first he came in, he had spoken to her but little; but every five minutes seemed to be giving her more of his attention. He found her as handsome as she had been last year; as good natured, and as unaffected, though not quite so chatty. Jane was anxious that no difference should be perceived in her at all, and was really persuaded that she talked as much as ever. But her mind was so busily engaged, that she did not always know when she was silent.”

(“Pride and prejudice”, Chapter 53)

“Between him and Darcy there was a very steady friendship, in spite of a great opposition of character. Bingley was endeared to Darcy by the easiness, openness, ductility of his temper, though no disposition could offer a greater contrast to his own, and though with his own he never appeared dissatisfied. On the strength of Darcy’s regard Bingley had the firmest reliance, and of his judgment the highest opinion. In understanding, Darcy was the superior. Bingley was by no means deficient, but Darcy was clever. He was at the same time haughty, reserved, and fastidious, and his manners, though well bred, were not inviting. In that respect his friend had greatly the advantage. Bingley was sure of being liked wherever he appeared; Darcy was continually giving offence.”

(Pride and prejudice, Chapter 4)

“This was fun stuff to shoot as well. It´s really a masterclass from Brenda Blethyn here. I love that moment that Lizzie hides from Darcy. It´s a visceral, physical shock to her. He affects her in the solar plexus. And she now can´t breathe.
Jane is obsessed with ribbons. She carries two or three ribbons with her wherever she goes.”

(Joe Wright, Director)

“I’m not actually ginger.They dyed it once a week to make me look more like Kelly Reilly’s (Caroline) brother.”

(Simon Woods)

Rosamund Pike says that she did end up enjoying herself at Oxford because, in her final year, she fell in love. ‘It was like that sentence in Brideshead, about a door finally opening and you suddenly see what it’s all about. Oxford became beautiful for me. I have wonderful memories of being there and it seemed to be endlessly summer and it was wonderful to be in love, really…’ Her boyfriend, Simon Woods, went on to become an actor, too, and after they split up was cast alongside her in the film Pride & Prejudice in 2005.