In ITV's charming comedy 'Lost In Austen' Amanda Price tell us that she is 'In love with the manners, the courtesy;' of Jane Austen's world and it's certainly understandable why. When you compare the rules and manners of love of that period with that of ours one finds ours suitably lacking in tact and, courtesy - and Pride and Prejudice is essentially a love story. I'm inclined to write a Bridget Jonesesque list of dating rules; 'No fuckwittage allowed.'
Lost In Austen is a refreshing look at the world in her time - especially set to the contrast of Amanda's. It shows an almost all consuming passion for a world that doesn't even exist, and Elliot Cowan's performance as Darcy is brilliant in it's own right. If ever the BBC remake their timeless series, I'm rooting for him as the lead.
Darcy and Elizabeth's love story comes from conflict, and Lost in Austen is like an amplified version.
Not to mention uproariously funny.
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