I didn't use anyone who had done a period film before 
A self-professed fan of social realist helmers such as Alan Clarke and Ken Loach, Joe Wright is the first person to admit he was a surprise choice to direct the latest Jane Austen adaptation to hit cinemas. But the Brit TV director, best known for royal series Charles II: The Power & The Passion, was more than keen to make the jump to the big screen - provided, of course, he could do Pride & Prejudice his way.
WATCH: Joe Wright on the challenges of making Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice is released in UK cinemas on Friday 16th September 2005.
