12 episodes
| Episode | Title | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | * 20080728, * 20080729, * 20091207, * 20091208 | Beautiful Emma meets and weds Doctor Bovary, but soon tires of her mundane life. Beautiful Emma meets and weds Doctor Bovary, but soon tires of her mundane life. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with John Hurt. John Hurt narrates Flaubert's infamous novel. Beautiful Emma marries a local doctor, but her life soon becomes mundane. | |
| 02 | * 20080729, * 20080730, * 20091208, * 20091209 | The dazzling Marquis' ball intensifies Emma's longing for more excitement. The dazzling Marquis' ball intensifies Emma's longing for more excitement. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with Sarah Smart. The beautiful Emma samples life among the nobility and is frustrated by her own. John Hurt narrates this French classic. Episode 2 of 10. | |
| 03 | * 20080730, * 20080731, * 20091209, * 20091210 | Eventful times for Emma as she moves town and makes a new male acquaintance. Eventful times for Emma as she moves town and makes a new male acquaintance. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with James D'arcy. Eventful times for Emma as she moves town, gives birth and makes a new acquaintance. John Hurt narrates. | |
| 04 | * 20080731, * 20080801, * 20091210, * 20091211 | Emma's memory of young solicitor Leon becomes the core of her despair. Emma's memory of young solicitor Leon becomes the core of her despair. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with Conrad Nelson. Emma suppresses her feelings for Leon but catches the eye of another potential suitor. John Hurt narrates Flaubert's classic. Episode 4 of 10. | |
| 05 | * 20091211, * 20091212 | Emma meets wealthy land owner Rodolphe Boulanger - and succumbs to temptation. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with John Hurt. Emma meets wealthy land owner Rodolphe Boulanger - and succumbs to temptation. | |
| 06 | * 20080804, * 20080805, * 20091214, * 20091215 | Doctor's wife Emma Bovary plans to elope with her lover Rodolphe. Doctor's wife Emma Bovary plans to elope with her lover Rodolphe. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with John Hurt and Sarah Smart. Emma prepares to leave Charles, but Rudolphe has second thoughts. With Sarah Smart and Jude Akuwudike. Narration by John Hurt. Episode 6 of 10. | |
| 07 | * 20080805, * 20080806, * 20091215, * 20091216 | Doctor Bovary takes convalescing Emma to the theatre - and a chance meeting. Doctor Bovary takes convalescing Emma to the theatre - and a chance meeting. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with John Hurt. Emma recovers from Rudolphe's departure, but then Leon reappears. With Sarah Smart and James D'Arcy. Narration by John Hurt. | |
| 08 | * 20080806, * 20080807, * 20091216, * 20091217 | As Emma embarks on a passionate affair with Leon, her lover becomes troubled. As Emma embarks on a passionate affair with Leon, her lover becomes troubled. Emma embarks on a passionate affair with Leon but then has doubts. | |
| 09 | * 20080807, * 20080808, * 20091217, * 20091218 | Emma Bovary's complicated and unfulfilled life starts to unravel. With John Hurt. Emma Bovary's complicated and unfulfilled life starts to unravel. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with John Hurt and Sarah Smart. Emma's complicated, unfulfilled life is beginning to unravel. Starring Sarah Smart with narration by John Hurt. Episode 9 of 10. | |
| 10 LAST | * 20080808, * 20080809, * 20091218, * 20091219 | Exhausted from her debts and betrayal, Emma opts for a swift course of action. Exhausted from her debts and betrayal, Emma opts for a swift course of action. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with John Hurt. The tragic concluding episode of Flaubert's classic tale of the unfulfilled Emma. Starring Sarah Smart with narration by John Hurt. Episode 10 of 10. | |
| (OMNI 01) | Omnibus 01-05 | * 20080803, * 20080804, * 20091213 | John Hurt narrates Flaubert's infamous novel. Beautiful Emma marries a local doctor, but her life soon becomes mundane. Episodes 1-5 of 10. Beautiful Emma meets and weds Doctor Bovary, but soon tires of her mundane life. Beautiful Emma meets and weds Doctor Bovary, but soon tires of her mundane life. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with John Hurt. |
| (OMNI 02 LAST) | Omnibus 06-10 | * 20080810, * 20080811, * 20091220 | Emma prepares to leave Charles, but Rudolphe has second thoughts. With Sarah Smart and Jude Akuwudike. Narration by John Hurt. Doctor's wife Emma Bovary plans to elope with her lover Rodolphe. With John Hurt. Gustave Flaubert dramatisation with John Hurt and Sarah Smart. |