Lost in Austen

Lost in Austen

Ended First aired 03/Sep/2008 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 4 episode(s)
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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Season 1 · Miniseries
4 episode(s) · Air date: 03/Sep/2008
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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.

Season Overview

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.

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Episode 4
Air date: 24/Sep/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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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 Elizabeth from the modern world to save his life - and her favourite story.

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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 Elizabeth from the modern world to save his life - and her favourite story.

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Episode 3
Air date: 17/Sep/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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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 of Pride and Prejudice how will Amanda explain it to him?

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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 of Pride and Prejudice how will Amanda explain it to him?

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Episode 2
Air date: 10/Sep/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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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 and Wickham spreads a rumour about Amanda. Can she repair the story?

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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 and Wickham spreads a rumour about Amanda. Can she repair the story?

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Episode 1
Air date: 03/Sep/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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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 her bathroom and she is accidentally trapped in Jane Austen's world?

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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 her bathroom and she is accidentally trapped in Jane Austen's world?

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Jemima Rooper
Jemima Rooper
Amanda Price
Morven Christie
Morven Christie
Jane Bennet
Christina Cole
Christina Cole
Caroline Bingley
Alex Kingston
Alex Kingston
Mrs Bennet
Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville
Mr Bennet
Elliot Cowan
Elliot Cowan
Mr Darcy
Tom Mison
Tom Mison
Mr Bingley
Florence Hoath
Florence Hoath
Kitty Bennet
Perdita Weeks
Perdita Weeks
Lydia Bennet
Ruby Bentall
Ruby Bentall
Mary Bennet
Gemma Arterton
Gemma Arterton
Elizabeth Bennet
Michelle Duncan
Michelle Duncan
Charlotte Lucas
Pippa Haywood
Pippa Haywood
Frankie
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Sarah Emmott
Elspeth
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Pirhana
Daniel Percival
Daniel Percival
Michael
Andonis Anthony
Andonis Anthony
Hoody Hat Man
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Alex Lawler
Cocky Man

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Emma Rosenthal
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Carli Mather
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Emma Scott
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Mairi Morrison
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Sharon O'Brien
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Dan Zeff
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Jason Rayton
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John Richards
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Lois Bygrave
Editor

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