When Frank's aunt dies, the Westons expect him to propose to Emma, but his actions start a chain of events that shocks her, resulting in the realisation of a truth she had dismissed. [S]
Frank and Emma plan a ball, and she begins to wonder whether she has feelings for him, before her spirits are lifted when Mr Knightley proposes a refreshing day trip to Box Hill. [S]
Gossip is rife with the arrival of Jane Fairfax and a piano she was given by a mystery admirer, while Emma becomes the subject of Mr Elton's unwanted attention at the Christmas party. [S]
Sandy Welch's dramatisation of Jane Austen's novel, first published in 1815, stars Romola Garai as the independent Emma Woodhouse, who tries to pair up her friends and acquaintances. [S]