With rumors abound, Lady Gertrude wants assurance from Sir Robert that he's not hiding any skeletons in his closet. In this scene: Lady Gertrude Chiltern (Cate Blanchett), Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam), Miss Mabel Chiltern (Minnie Driver), Mrs. Laura Cheveley (Julianne Moore), Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett), Tommy Trafford (Ben Pullen)
With rumors abound, Lady Gertrude wants assurance from Sir Robert that he's not hiding any skeletons in his closet. In this scene: Lady Gertrude Chiltern (Cate Blanchett), Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam), Miss Mabel Chiltern (Minnie Driver), Mrs. Laura Cheveley (Julianne Moore), Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett), Tommy Trafford (Ben Pullen)
Lord Goring, Lady Gertrude and Miss Mabel will say anything to convince Sir Robert that the letter was indeed meant for him. In this scene: Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett), Lady Gertrude Chiltern (Cate Blanchett), Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam), Miss Mabel Chiltern (Minnie Driver)
Betrayal is afoot when Sir Robert mistakenly trusts Lord Goring with confidential information. In this scene: Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam), Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett), Laura Cheveley (Julianne Moore)
Laura is certain the damning evidence she has on Sir Robert is enough to make him succumb to her will, but Lord Goring expects a different outcome altogether. In this scene: Laura Cheveley (Julianne Moore), Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett)
News of his upcoming nuptials has an undesirable effect on Lord Goring's relationship with Miss Mabel. In this scene: Lady Gertrude Chiltern (Cate Blanchett), Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett), Miss Mabel Chiltern (Minnie Driver)
After pleasantries are exchanged, Lady Gertrude puts all her cards on the table and makes her feeling for Laura very clear. In this scene: Laura Cheveley (Julianne Moore), Lady Gertrude Chiltern (Cate Blanchett), Lady Markby (Lindsay Duncan)
The women in Lord Goring's life can't help but become mesmerized by his charisma. In this scene: Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett), Lady Gertrude Chiltern (Cate Blanchett), Miss Mabel Chiltern (Minnie Driver)
Laura plays coy with Lord Goring as he questions why she has returned to London. It is revealed that the two previously dated but didn't end on the best of terms. In this scene: Laura Cheveley (Julianne Moore), Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett)
Lord Goring does his best to keep a watchful eye over Miss Mabel but she has plans of her own. In this scene: Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett), Miss Mabel Chiltern (Minnie Driver)
In the wake of Henry and Maria's affair, Edmund discovers a whole new and cutting side to his beloved Mary Crawford. In this scene: Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller), Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Mrs. Price/Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan)
When Fanny feels as though Sir Thomas regrets taking her in, Edmund assures her that Sir Thomas's attitude has nothing to do with. In this scene: Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller)
When Fanny makes an arguement about the injustices of slavery, Sir Thomas finally takes notice of her...but not in the way she had hoped. In this scene: Mr. Rushworth (Hugh Bonneville), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola), Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller), Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz), Mrs. Price/Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan)
Much to Lady Bertram's frustration, her children are not at all enthused about the prospect of meeting the Crawfords, but the minute the pair walks through the door, all of that changes. In this scene: Mrs. Price/Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller), Mr. Rushworth (Hugh Bonneville), Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz), Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola)
When a spirited young woman is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society, but she also enlightens them with a wit and sparkle all her own.
Tom's unexpected illness has brought Edmund and Fanny back together, revealing that not as much has changed as it may seem. In this scene: Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller)
Fanny reveals to Henry that a future together may not be completely out of the question after all. In this scene: Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor)
Henry follows Fanny to Portsmouth to give her word of Edmund and Mary's engagement and of his own change of heart. In this scene: Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola)
In the stairwell, Mr. Crawford confesses his "life-threatening" obsession with Fanny. In this scene: Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor)
Fanny is delivered to her new home much earlier, than her new caretakers expect catching them off guard...and exposing her to some unsavory secrets. In this scene: Young Fanny (Hannah Taylor Gordon), Mrs. Price/Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan)
Edmund stands up for what he thinks his right and protest the performance of "Lovers Vows", but when Mary starts performing, he sees the lines between right and wrong start to blur. In this scene: Tom Bertram (James Purefoy), Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola), Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller), Mr. Rushworth (Hugh Bonneville), Mrs. Price/Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan), Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor)