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Emma   1996         TV, 107 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance Director: Diarmid Lawrence   Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Bernard Hepton, Mark Strong, Samantha Bond, James Hazeldine, Dominic Rowan, Samantha Morton, Prunella Scales, Sylvia Barter, Olivia Williams, Guy Henry, Dido Miles, Raymond Coulthard, Lucy Robinson, Peter Howell   This made-for-TV retelling of Jane Austen's comedy of manners stars Kate Beckinsale, who does a good job in her role of Emma. Set in the early 1800s, it is the story of the clever Emma who routinely gets into the affairs of others—especially matchmaking—and stays so busy fixing up others that she just might fail to realize that she is falling in love herself. Cast Kate Beckinsale Emma Woodhouse Bernard Hepton Mr. Woodhouse Mark Strong Mr. Knightley Samantha Bond Mrs. Weston James Hazeldine Mr. Weston Dominic Rowan Mr. Elton Samantha Morton Harriet Smith Prunella Scales Miss Bates Sylvia Barter Mrs. Bates Olivia Williams Jane Fairfax Guy Henry John Knightley Dido Miles Isabella Knightley Raymond Coulthard Frank Churchill Lucy Robinson Mrs. Elton Peter Howell Mr. Perry