The long wait is almost over. The two part BBC/PBS mini-series of P. D. James’ bestselling novel, Death Comes to Pemberley, will premiere on Masterpiece Mystery in one week on Sunday, October 26 at 9pm (check your local listing) and concludes on the following Sunday, November 2.
To get you warmed up for this intriguing mystery that continues the story of Jane Austen’s characters from Pride and Prejudice, here is a brief synopsis of the first episode and a trailer from PBS:
Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy have prevailed over pride, prejudice, the caddish Mr. Wickam and the frivolous Mrs. Bennet, a coach races up to Pemberley, Darcy’s palatial estate, with an hysterical Lydia shrieking, “Murder!” So continues Jane Austen’s timeless classic, Pride and Prejudice, in Death Comes to Pemberley, a star-studded adaptation of crime-writer P.D. James’ bestselling whodunit.
On the eve of Pemberley’s annual ball, new and beloved iconic characters of Pride and Prejudice assemble to bask in the warm glow of the Darcy’s sumptuous estate. But following Lydia’s frantic arrival and an investigation into Pemberley’s woods, a nightmare ensues and a scandal mounts, threatening Pemberley and all the Darcys hold dear.
With lavish locations, handsome parklands, and beloved, iconic characters, Death Comes to Pemberley marries the splendor and emotion of period drama with the intrigue of murder mystery. Starring Starring Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House, South Riding) as quick-witted Elizabeth Darcy, Matthew Rhys (The Americans) as the principled Mr. Darcy, Matthew Goode (The Good Wife) as the roguish Wickham, and Jenna Coleman as coquettish minx Lydia (Doctor Who), Death Comes to Pemberley comes to MASTERPIECE Mystery! in two thrilling episodes, Sundays, October 26 and November 2, 2014 on PBS.
JOIN THE LIVE TWITTER PARTY FOR DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY
Twitter parties are a blast. Join me and 1,000’s of other Jane Austen fans while we watch Death Comes to Pemberley together and tweet our reactions to the mini-series in real time. I will be co-moderating along with @masterpiecepbs, @VintageAnchor, @austenprose, @JanetRudolph. Just use the hashtag #PemberleyPBS in your favorite Twitter aggregater like Hootsuite or TweetDeck to follow along and be included in the festivities.
Cheers, Laurel Ann
Image and video courtesy of Masterpiece PBS © 2014. Photographer: Robert Viglasky © 2013. Text Masterpiece PBS © 2014, Austenprose.com
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I’m so excited!!! :D
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This was shown here end of last year. I really enjoyed it, worth the wait. :)
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OK someone has to teach me to tweet – visiting my son today – may he can do it.
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Same thing here! Hey, how difficult can it be, right?!
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Tweeting is easy, comedy is hard. Just kidding. Create a Twitter account and follow your friends and interesting media and social strata. All of their tweets will show up on your timeline. Tweet something interesting and others will add you to who they are following. Use Hootsuite of TweetDeck for the Twitter Party. It makes it much easier to follow along and comment. It is lightning fast and very fun.
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So a funny tweet gets one “extra credit” to be sure! :-)
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I am sure I shall watch the PBS shows, but I really prefer Jane Austen and P.D. James separate. I think this was not one of James’s better books.
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I have to agree but I will watch the show.
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I saw it last year and read the book. I will not give anything away, other than it being brilliant.
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It’s finally here! Many thanks for the preview Laurel Ann. Should also tell you that I have been enjoying the photograph of Matthew Rhys on your blog.
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I’ll be tuning in, if only for the Twitter party :)
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I will be joining and watching.
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I am watching now and find AMM to be a TERRIBLE Elizabeth. I am disappointed. She is so unattractive and plain.
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Yes, and the actress portraying Lydia was so much more physically attractive. I really tried to not focus on her looks. I read the book and was not impressed with it. Liked the movie better but thought the “thrown-in” bedroom scene was not necessary. I am not against spicy books but this was not something in the story, that I remember, and I was surprised by it being something the producer(s) thought was needed.
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