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Lost In Austen
''Lost in Austen'' is a four-part 2008 British television series for the ITV network, written by Guy Andrews as a fantasy adaptation of the 1813 novel ''Pride and Prejudice'' by Jane Austen. Amanda, a woman from modern London, enters the plot of the novel through a portal in her bathroom, to join the Bennet family and affect events disastrously. In December 2009 the show was placed at 48 in "The Top 50 TV Shows of the Noughties", a list published in ''The Times''. Plot Episode 1 Amanda Price, a keen Jane Austen fan from present-day Hammersmith, who has just rejected an unromantic marriage proposal from her boozy, unfaithful boyfriend, discovers Elizabeth Bennet, a character from ''Pride and Prejudice'', in a nightgown in her bathroom; but when Elizabeth disappears, she brushes the incident off as a dream. Amanda explains to her mother that Jane Austen's novel has shown her that she can set higher standards for a husband for herself and has taught her to believe in true lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Andrews
Guy Andrews, educated at Cranleigh School (1974–79) and St. Peter's College, Oxford University, is an English television writer who has written for television programmes including "Lost in Austen", " Absolute Power", "Agatha Christie's Poirot", " Chancer" and "Blandings" (the latter adapting the works of P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...). Writing credits References External links * British male television writers English television writers People educated at Cranleigh School Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of St Peter's College, Oxford {{England-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |