"Lost in Austen" (2008) TV mini-series 2008-

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

3 September 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Jane Austen | Britain | 1800s | Romanticism | British

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Dan Zeff		(4 episodes, 2008)

Series Writing credits
Guy Andrews		(4 episodes, 2008)
Jane Austen		(4 episodes, 2008)

Series Produced by
Guy Andrews	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2008)
Michele Buck	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2008)
Hugo Heppell	....	executive producer: Screen Yorkshire (4 episodes, 2008)
Kate McKerrell	....	producer (4 episodes, 2008)
Damien Timmer	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2008)
Brett Wilson	....	line producer (4 episodes, 2008)

Series Original Music by
Christian Henson		(4 episodes, 2008)

Series Cinematography by
David Higgs		(4 episodes, 2008)

Series Film Editing by
Lois Bygrave		(3 episodes, 2008)
Alan Levy		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Maggie Lunn		(4 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Design by
Michael Pickwoad		(4 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Direction by
Andrew Holden-Stokes		(4 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume Design by
Emma Rosenthal		(4 episodes, 2008)

Series Makeup Department
Peta Dunstall	....	assistant hair designer (4 episodes, 2008)
Sjaan Gillings	....	daily makeup artist (4 episodes, 2008)
Carli Mather	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 2008)
Mairi Morrison	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 2008)
Emma Scott	....	hair designer / makeup designer / ... (4 episodes, 2008)
Debbie Hudson	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2008)
Sharon O'Brien	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Management
Joe Cairns	....	unit manager (4 episodes, 2008)
Jethro Harris	....	post-production supervisor (4 episodes, 2008)
Layla Blackman	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Joseph Cairns	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonathan Eckersley	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2008)
Elaine MacKenzie	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2008)
Mike Gallivan	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2008)
Richard Harris	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2008)
Phill Reeves	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2008)
Guy Barker	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Ken Cumberland	....	first assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes)
Sophie Hebron	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
John Condron	....	prop hand / props (4 episodes, 2008)
Henry Gallagher	....	stand-by painter (4 episodes, 2008)
Jamie Gray	....	property buyer (4 episodes, 2008)
Graham McHugh	....	scenic artist (4 episodes, 2008)
Bob Orr	....	property master (4 episodes, 2008)
Martin Parker	....	construction manager (4 episodes, 2008)
Kevin Waite	....	carpenter (4 episodes, 2008)
Chris Watson	....	stand-by carpenter (4 episodes, 2008)
Pawlo Wintoniuk	....	stand-by art director (4 episodes, 2008)
Mary Wainwright	....	art department assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Dean Chew	....	prop hand (2 episodes, 2008)
Jay Pales	....	prop hand (2 episodes, 2008)
Michael Turner	....	prop hand (unknown episodes)
Helen Watson	....	art department runner (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Dan Dewsnap	....	sound maintenance (4 episodes, 2008)
Helen Dickson	....	dubbing editor (4 episodes, 2008)
Carole Gleich	....	dubbing editor (4 episodes, 2008)
John Pearson	....	sound recordist (4 episodes, 2008)
Ellie Ruggeri	....	adr recordist (4 episodes, 2008)
Adam Severs	....	dubbing mixer (4 episodes, 2008)
Marcus Bradshaw	....	sound trainee (3 episodes, 2008)
Tom Deane	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles (unknown episodes)
James Routh	....	assistant dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Glenn Marks	....	stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
David Ashby	....	grip (4 episodes, 2008)
Roddy Buxton	....	electrician (4 episodes, 2008)
Steve Campbell	....	electrician (4 episodes, 2008)
Dan Fontaine	....	gaffer (4 episodes, 2008)
Paul Hanning	....	focus puller (4 episodes, 2008)
Stuart Holt	....	electrician (4 episodes, 2008)
Ian Jackson	....	rigging gaffer (4 episodes, 2008)
Naresh Kaushal	....	camera trainee (4 episodes, 2008)
Howard Roe	....	generator operator (4 episodes, 2008)
Kim Vinegrad	....	clapper loader (4 episodes, 2008)
Emma Friend	....	camera trainee (3 episodes, 2008)
Peter Butler	....	additional cinematographer (unknown episodes)
Daniel Gadd	....	focus puller: second unit (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Camilla Evans	....	casting assistant (4 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Becky Davies	....	costume supervisor (4 episodes, 2008)
Daniella Pearman	....	costume assistant (4 episodes, 2008)
Kat Willis	....	costume assistant (3 episodes, 2008)

Series Editorial Department
Dawn Comber	....	picture editor (4 episodes, 2008)
Mandy Miller	....	post-production paperwork (4 episodes, 2008)
Serkan Nihat	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 2008)
Kevin Horsewood	....	colorist (3 episodes, 2008)
Scott Hinchcliffe	....	on-line editor (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Music Department
Hilary Skewes	....	musician contractor (6 episodes, 2008)
Samuel Karl Bohn	....	assistant to composer (4 episodes, 2008)
Ben Foskett	....	orchestrator (4 episodes, 2008)
Simon Whiteside	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 2008)
Alison Wright	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Ian Bennett	....	camera car driver (1 episode, 2008)
John Armistead	....	unit driver (unknown episodes)
Howard Cawthorn	....	unit driver (unknown episodes)
Mark Jones	....	unit driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Natasha Bayford	....	publicity manager (4 episodes, 2008)
Andy Booth	....	unit medic (4 episodes, 2008)
Joseph Cairns	....	unit manager (4 episodes, 2008)
Oliver Cockerham	....	production office runner (4 episodes, 2008)
Kayleigh Cruickshank	....	location assistant (4 episodes, 2008)
Robyn Frame	....	production secretary (4 episodes, 2008)
Kingsley Frances-Gray	....	principal dancer (4 episodes, 2008)
Luke Franklin	....	script editor (4 episodes, 2008)
Rebecca Keane	....	series creative director / creative director (4 episodes, 2008)
Fiona Mcgarva	....	publicist (4 episodes, 2008)
Diane Pontefract	....	production accountant (4 episodes, 2008)
Jemima Thomas	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 2008)
Charlie Thompson	....	location manager (4 episodes, 2008)
Jenny Uglow	....	historical advisor (4 episodes, 2008)
Jon Williams	....	head of production (4 episodes, 2008)
Richard Wood	....	production accountant (4 episodes, 2008)
Michael Noble	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2008)
Paul Harris	....	choreographer (2 episodes, 2008)
Chris Pavey	....	floor runner (2 episodes, 2008)
Christopher Pavey	....	floor runner (unknown episodes)
Sarah Rhodes	....	floor runner (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Mammoth Screen

Distributors

• Granada Television International (2008-) (worldwide) (TV)
• Independent Television (ITV) (2008) (UK) (TV)
• Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging (NCRV) (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)
• New KSM (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• RTL Passion (2010) (Germany) (TV)

Other Companies

• Mayflower Studios  ADR recording studio
• Screen Yorkshire  funding (2008)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

180 min (4 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Allerton Castle, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Mammoth Screen

Trivia:

Lady Ambrosia, the Bennet's pig, was scripted to make an appearance on screen but an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease prevented the shooting of the scene.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: 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.

Quotes:

Mr. Darcy:[In note] Not one heartbeat do I forget.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Lost in Austen: Behind the Scenes (2008) (TV)

Good idea, poor grasp of classic characters

I suppose everyone in love with Jane Austen imagined herself as a Jane Austen heroine, in Regency England. From this 'wishful thinking' standpoint "Lost in Austen" is a very appealing idea, as we get to see this modern girl who gets to be some kind of a Jane Austen character. The good art direction, the appropriate costumes and beautiful scenery make for a good immersion in Jane Austen's world but unfortunately this immersion stops here as some characters are complete opposite to what Jane Austen intended and sometimes so unfaithfully altered that I found myself thinking this must be a parody of Jane Austen's world. But if this is a parody and if the message is: people should not live in fictional worlds, in love with fictional characters because this is as shallow and unfulfilling as the characters and story are, then why do we get that ending? So I can say I was dissatisfied with the characters and plot, but still I recommend it to every Austen fan because the idea is beautiful and for some, this might just be enough.