If you missed the hugely entertaining Lost in Austen on ITV then fear not, as the series is released on DVD today!
The four-part drama takes Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and mixes it up by throwing in a modern day woman, Amanda Price (Jemima Rooper).
Amanda, who swaps places with Elizabeth Bennet (Gemma Arterton) thanks to a secret portal, tries her best to keep the plot of her favourite novel on course, but she can't control the action as bizarre new twists start to emerge.
There are lots of laughs too, from Amanda's one-liners to Alex Kingston's portrayal of the hysterical Mrs Bennet. The impressive cast also features Hugh Bonneville as Mr Bennet and Lindsay Duncan as Lady Catherine De Bourgh.
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The locations are wonderful, with beauties such as Allerton Castle, Harewood House, Weston Park and Bramham Park representing Lady Catherine's Rosings, Darcy's Pemberley, Bingley's Netherfield and the Bennets' Longbourn.
The highlight for me was the relationship between our modern day heroine and Darcy. Elliot Cowan does a great job, making it hard to decide who I prefer in the role out of him, Matthew Macfadyen and Colin Firth. Who is your favourite Darcy?
DVD extras include interviews and a "Making Of" documentary. Lost in Austen is fun and innovative, and I'd recommend it as a worthy addition to your DVD collection.
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This is on DVD already?!? Crazy ... but maybe I'll have more patience with it if I pop it in during the weekend rather than catching it in the evenings. Haven't been able to stay with it at all.
1Great! uk DVDs are region 2, right? I'd love to watch it again with subtitles this time, I think i've missed a few lines even though it was quite easy to follow and understand.
2i really really wanted to see this! will it be available in the us? do i need to order online? will it work if i get a british one and try to play it at home? i know japanese dvds usually wont work
3Bigestive, if you make it through the first episode, it really gets better. I thought the beginning was a bit slow, but really enjoyed the rest! I'm impressed it's already on DVD too btw.
Scissorz, as far as I know unless you have a programme such as DVDRegionFree on your computer, I don't think you can watch a DVD from Europe on a US machine. It's so stupid; my flatmate is American and I can never watch her DVDs.
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