PEMBERLEY Comes to BBC
The BBC is about to begin filming a three-part adaptation of P.D. James’s Death Comes to Pemberley (RH/Knopf), a murder mystery featuring some of Jane Austen’s most beloved characters, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, who began married life in a house named Pemberley.
When the book was released in 2011, USA Today praised it saying, “Countless authors writing in a plethora of genres have tried to re-create Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, but James’ new novel is incomparably perfect.” NPR’s Fresh Air called it “a glorious plum pudding of a whodunit.”
Matthew Rhys plays Darcy, Anna Maxwell Martin is Elizabeth and Matthew Goode is Wickham [Sorry for the earlier mistake — we said the actors are Americans, but they are all British. Thanks for the corrections!].
Deadline reports that filming starts next month in Yorkshire, with the series expected to begin at the end of the year in the UK (no word yet on when it may appear here).
May 29th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
For what it’s worth, Matthew Rhys is Welsh. He just plays an American a lot.
May 29th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Just a correction: all of the actors mentioned are British, not American. Matthew Rhys is Welsh, and the other two are English.
May 29th, 2013 at 2:56 pm
Sorry for the stupid mistake and thanks for the correction!
May 29th, 2013 at 2:59 pm
In fact, we were wrong on all counts. All the leads are British. We thought they will pulling another BRIDGET JONES, with an American playing an iconic British role, but that is not the case.