Lost in Austen (2008– )

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 Bennet.

Stars:

Jemima Rooper, Elliot Cowan, Hugh Bonneville

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jemima Rooper	...	Amanda Price (4 episodes, 2008)
Elliot Cowan	...	Mr. Darcy (4 episodes, 2008)
Hugh Bonneville	...	Mr. Bennet (4 episodes, 2008)
Florence Hoath	...	Kitty Bennet (4 episodes, 2008)
Alex Kingston	...	Mrs. Bennet (4 episodes, 2008)
Morven Christie	...	Jane Bennet (4 episodes, 2008)
Perdita Weeks	...	Lydia Bennet (4 episodes, 2008)
Tom Mison	...	Mr. Bingley (4 episodes, 2008)
Ruby Bentall	...	Mary Bennet (4 episodes, 2008)
Christina Cole	...	Caroline Bingley (4 episodes, 2008)
Tom Riley	...	Mr. Wickham (3 episodes, 2008)
Guy Henry	...	Mr. Collins (3 episodes, 2008)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw	...	Pirhana (2 episodes, 2008)
Daniel Percival	...	Michael (2 episodes, 2008)
Gemma Arterton	...	Elizabeth Bennet (2 episodes, 2008)
Lindsay Duncan	...	Lady Catherine de Bourgh (2 episodes, 2008)
Michelle Duncan	...	Charlotte Lucas (2 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

Amanda Price is dissatisfied with her life in modern London. Her favorite escape is getting lost in the pages of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. One night, Amanda is startled to come face to face with the novel's protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet. A small door in her apartment mysteriously links their worlds. Eventually, Amanda becomes trapped on the other side, while Elizabeth remains in the modern world. Now as the events of her favorite book unfold in all the wrong ways, Amanda tries desperately to set things straight, but inevitably makes things worse. Will this fractured version of a classic tale lead Amanda to her own happily-ever-after?

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Plot Keywords:

jane austen | britain | 1800s | romanticism | british | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

ITV [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

Eksyin Jane Austenin maailmaan

Filming Locations:

Allerton Castle, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mammoth Screen

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min 180 min (4 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The medallion-print white muslin day dress Perdita Weeks wears while sewing cushions for the church is the same costume Susan Edmonstone (Mrs. Grant) wears when the Crawfords first arrive at the vicarage in Mansfield Park.

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Goofs

When Mrs. Bennet and the girls' carriage has broken down, just as Wickam arrives, you can see a airplane or helicopter in the distant sky over Mrs. Bennet's head.

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Quotes

Amanda Price: I need to use the telephone. I need to call my boyfriend.
Elizabeth Bennet: Of course.
[hands Amanda a mobile phone]
Amanda Price: Elizabeth Bennet is lending me her mobile...

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Connections

Version of De vier dochters Bennet (1961)

User Reviews

A Readers' Fantasy Come True

I've enjoyed Jane Austen's writing but I wouldn't consider myself a big fan. However, I loved LOST IN AUSTEN and I found it to be a readers' fantasy come true.

What would happen, what would it be like, if you had a favorite novel, one that you revisited frequently, a novel that you absolutely loved, one that you could get lost in, and suddenly you did? What would it be like to discover yourself in the middle of that story, not as one of the characters, but as yourself? Wouldn't that be totally amazing?

Well, that's exactly what happens in LOST IN AUSTEN and I loved every minute of it, as anyone who loves to read would also. This is as much a celebration of both reading and storytelling as it is about Jane Austen.

A lot of attention to detail, a cast who look and behave exactly as you expect them to look and behave, a story you're already familiar with, but now toss in the reader herself and stir the mix. WOW!

Magic!

I had a wonderful time watching this and I hope you do as well.