Westminster and Whitehall clash again as the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker, the Minister for Administrative Affairs, locks horns with his Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby.
18世纪英国乡间班纳特家有五个女儿,班纳特太太整天焦躁不已,最大的心愿就是将女儿们一个个嫁出去。一日年青富家子宾利先生搬进城内的消息传来,令班纳特太太兴奋不已,希望大女儿简能获取宾利先生青睐。舞会上宾利果然看上了最漂亮的大小姐。而宾利的老友达西(柯林·菲尔斯 Colin Firth 饰)却天性傲慢,直言难与平民交往,更不屑与老二伊丽莎白跳舞(詹妮弗·艾莉 Jennifer Ehle 饰)。可不久达西对她活泼可爱的举止产生了好感。达西虽然欣赏伊丽莎白,却无法忍受她母亲及妹妹们粗俗无礼的举止,劝说宾利放弃娶简。宾格来和简因为误会,关系危在旦夕,伊丽莎白也因为这件事迁怒于达西。最终班纳特能否顺利嫁出五个女儿,宾格来与简、达西与伊丽莎白会不会从迷失中走来,缔结幸福良缘?
The series begins with the mother-less child, Lin Daiyu - whose beauty and intelligence surpasses all, moving into the family compound of her maternal grandmother in the capital. There, the child meets numerous relatives, one of whom is Jia Baoyu, her mother's nephew and male protagonist. Baoyu was born with a piece of jade in his mouth and, so, is treated like a fragile egg and spoiled by his grandmother. He often spends his time with his female cousins and maids instead of tending to his studies.