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Lost in Austen

7.1 / 10

2008

1 season

4 episodes

Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyDrama

Lost in Austen is a four-part 2008 British miniseries written by Guy Andrews, that reimagines Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, where a contemporary London woman, Amanda Price, swaps places with Elizabeth Bennet, finding herself in the novel's 19th-century society and disrupting the classic story. In order to get back to her own time, Amanda must set the plot right.

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Cast

Jemima Rooper

Morven Christie

Christina Cole

Alex Kingston

Hugh Bonneville

Elliot Cowan

Tom Mison

Florence Hoath

Perdita Weeks

Ruby Bentall

Tom Riley

Guy Henry

Seasons

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.

1.Episode 1
8.5
03-09-2008
Amanda is bored and frustrated with modern life. She craves romance and ballrooms like her favourite novel Pride and Prejudice. How will she cope when Elizabeth Bennet appears in h...
2.Episode 2
8.5
10-09-2008
Amanda's arrival in the world of Pride and Prejudice causes major departures from the storyline. Bingley is in love with her instead of Jane. Jane accepts a proposal from Collins a...
3.Episode 3
8.5
17-09-2008
Jane is miserable living with Collins. Tensions between Amanda and Darcy build up and Bingley regrets not making his true feelings known to Jane. When Darcy discovers Amanda's copy...
4.Episode 4
8.5
24-09-2008
Darcy announces his engagement to Caroline Bingley and Bingley has run off with Lydia. This is all wrong. When Mr Bennet is gravely injured, Amanda knows she must retrieve Elizabet...

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