'Pride and Prejudice' through the years

Jane Austen's classic book from the original novel to the newest take on the story, 'Death Comes to Pemberley'

6. Helen Fielding's affectionate homage

Renee Zellweger took on the role of Bridget in the book's film adaptation.

Author Fielding has said her incredibly successful 1996 book "Bridget Jones's Diary," detailing the romantic misadventures of a modern-day Londoner, was inspired by Austen's novel and its 1995 BBC adaptation. When the book was adapted into a 2001 movie, the role of Bridget's knight in shining armor, Mark Darcy, was given to "Pride" actor Colin Firth as a self-referential joke.

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