"Lost in Austen" (2008)TV mini-series

Director:

Dan Zeff

Writers:

Guy Andrews (writer)
Jane Austen (novel)

Release Date:

2008 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Amanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennett.

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Cast

Jemima Rooper	...	Amanda Price
Alex Kingston	...	Mrs. Bennet
Hugh Bonneville	...	Mr. Bennet
Tom Riley	...	Wickham
Perdita Weeks	...	Lydia Bennet
other cast:
Gemma Arterton	...	Elizabeth Bennet
Christina Cole	...	Caroline Bingley
Lindsay Duncan	...	Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Elliot Cowan	...	Darcy
Michelle Duncan	...	Charlotte Lucas
Guy Henry	...	Mr Collins
Morven Christie	...	Jane Bennet
Tom Mison	...	Bingley

Also Known As:

Inside Austen (UK) (working title)

Country:

UK

Filming Locations:

Allerton Castle, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Mammoth Screen

Movie Connections:

Version of Pride and Prejudice (1938) (TV)

This is rollicking good fun!

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Just seen the first episode of Lost In Austen, and we (husband and I) loved it! I think it helps understanding if you actually know the original "Pride and Prejudice" story and are an Austen fan. Amanda Price gets dropped into the Bennet household by chance and has to feel her way through the social scene, getting strange looks as she reveals more than she should know and uses modern expressions causing raised eyebrows. We laughed out loud at several points, and the expressions on the actors' faces are certainly worth watching.

I did spend a lot of time wondering just how Lizzie was getting on the 21st century, and would love to see some coverage of that - I don't know if this will be included in future episodes! I imagine it would be more confusing for her, as Amanda knows the book and the era while Elizabeth can have no idea of what modern day life is like.

Can't wait for the next instalment, so I give this series a big thumbs up! :)