This is not Jane Austen this is P. D. James.
The thing about this mini series is that it actually gets better with repeated viewings. These are more complex than the characters presented in Pride and Prejudice, Complex because this is set 6 years into the Darcy's marriage.
Everything is seemingly Ideal, or is it? But after a killing on the grounds some cracks begin to show.
We get a very different Elizabeth Bennett from Anna Maxwell Martin, Her Lizzie seems unsure about her role as Mistress of Pemberley. She fears she is out of her social class and seems more happy talking to the servants and grounds staff.
Darcy hasn't changed much but this is because he is more at home. But the murder and its repercussions seems to make him doubt himself and maybe the last 6 years. Matthew Rhys plays him with assured confidence never trying to emulate previous actors in the role.
The rest of the cast of seasoned actors and actresses are universally excellent with special praise for Matthew Goode as Wickham and Jenna Colman as a hilarious but also a more complex Lydia.
I won't go into plot details but only to say that this is a very good sequel of sorts and in my opinion actually improves on its source novel.
The thing about this mini series is that it actually gets better with repeated viewings. These are more complex than the characters presented in Pride and Prejudice, Complex because this is set 6 years into the Darcy's marriage.
Everything is seemingly Ideal, or is it? But after a killing on the grounds some cracks begin to show.
We get a very different Elizabeth Bennett from Anna Maxwell Martin, Her Lizzie seems unsure about her role as Mistress of Pemberley. She fears she is out of her social class and seems more happy talking to the servants and grounds staff.
Darcy hasn't changed much but this is because he is more at home. But the murder and its repercussions seems to make him doubt himself and maybe the last 6 years. Matthew Rhys plays him with assured confidence never trying to emulate previous actors in the role.
The rest of the cast of seasoned actors and actresses are universally excellent with special praise for Matthew Goode as Wickham and Jenna Colman as a hilarious but also a more complex Lydia.
I won't go into plot details but only to say that this is a very good sequel of sorts and in my opinion actually improves on its source novel.