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FleetingEileenM · Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5691 Location: Hampshire

In anticipation of the planned TV adaptation of the PD James novel, I'm starting this thread and repeating my last post from the Book Club thread, as follows:

Matthew Rhys is to play Mr Darcy. There's an article about him in next week's Radio Times.

I approve of that choice. He has just the right sort of brooding look about him, although he had softened in the book after being happily married to Elizabeth for six years and having a couple of little sons.

He was terrific as the villainous John Jasper in TV's Edwin Drood.

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6728

I agree,Eileen,about Matthew Rhys being a good choice for Mr Darcy.

Did you know he is currently starring in the ITV drama The Americans where he plays a Russian spy with a wife called Elizabeth. Smile

Any idea when Death Comes To Pemberley starts?

FleetingEileenM · Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5691 Location: Hampshire

I haven't seen The Americans Becky, I must try and catch an episode. Here's a link to the plans for DCTP:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/death-comes-to-pemberley.html

Ian Robinson · Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:01 pm Post subject:

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6728

Thank you,Eileen and Ian,for the information.

I see the excellent Anna Maxwell Martin is cast as Elizabeth ...a good pairing imo.

FleetingEileenM · Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5691 Location: Hampshire

I've just realised that Matthew Goode (Wickham) played Stanley the music journalist in Dancing on the Edge which I enjoyed.

Angela W · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 7156 Location: North Yorkshire

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Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:02 pm Post subject:

Clips for this will be shown in the new Original British Drama trail on the BBC from today.

FleetingEileenM · Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5691 Location: Hampshire

Thanks for that Ian, I'll look out for it.

Here's a YouTube of filming at Chatsworth House:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVwA27ealBo

FleetingEileenM · Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5691 Location: Hampshire

More names from the cast list:

James Fleet as Mr Bennet
Penelope Keith as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Trevor Eve as Sir Selwyn Hardcastle (Can't remember that character)

PS: I keep seeing the name Bennet with an extra "t" at the end. There isn't one! I hope the Radio Times gets it right when it's due for transmission.