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Death Comes to Pemberley

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A British television drama based on P. D. James' novel of the same name, a murder mystery sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Six years after the union of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, Lydia Wickham barges into Pemberley screaming that her husband has been murdered.

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Miniseries3 episodes

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1. Episode 1
59m
It's the eve of the Darcys' annual Lady Anne ball at their magnificent Pemberley home. Darcy and Elizabeth are relaxing with their guests after supper when the festivities are brought to an abrupt halt by an unexpected visitor and news of a murder in Pemberley Woods.
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2. Episode 2
59m
In the aftermath of the dramatic events in the woods and Wickham's arrest, Elizabeth reassures the staff at Pemberley that all will be well. However, it is becoming clear that Darcy feels everything is far from well and he starts to retreat from his wife as he seeks to protect the household against the scandal.
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3. Episode 3
59m
The trial draws to a close and Wickham's fate looks sealed, until a last-minute turn of events back at Pemberley reveals a surprising suspect much closer to home. It becomes a race against time to prove the real culprit and save an innocent man from death by hanging.

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Cast

Matthew Rhys
Fitzwilliam Darcy
Anna Maxwell Martin
Elizabeth Darcy
Matthew Goode
George Wickham
Trevor Eve
Sir Selwyn Hardcastle
Jenna Coleman
Lydia Wickham
Oliver Rix
Cartwright
Tom Ward
Colonel Fitzwilliam
Eleanor Tomlinson
Georgiana Darcy
James Norton
Henry Alveston
Nichola Burley
Louisa Bidwell
Kevin Eldon
Dr. McFee
Philip Martin Brown
Mr. Bidwell

Reviews

Peter McGinn
Jul 3, 2022
8
This non-Austen sequel to Pride and Prejudice was quite good. It featured an intelligent rendering of the familiar story and characters of the original, but you would expect no less from the PD James novel. Since I watch a lot of British programming, sec=verbal of the actors were familiar to me, and the ensemble cast stayed in their lanes and put on a great collective performance. It must have been fun for them and the director, for they were able to reenact familiar scenes from Pride and Prejudice as memory flashbacks. There were traces i=of character growth here and there, but characters such as the irrepressible Lydia, the cad Wickham, and the drama queen Mrs. Bennett are little changed so quite recognizable. The subplots add enough to the story to carry their weight, especially one of them that ties into the murder mystery, and the same can be said for a few new characters created for this sequel. Small aspects of the developments might be predictable, but there is one twist that is both logical and shocking. What more can you ask of a plot twist?Read more
This non-Austen sequel to Pride and Prejudice was quite good. It featured an intelligent rendering of the familiar story and characters of the original, but you would expect no less from the PD James novel. Since I watch a lot of British programming, sec=verbal of the actors were familiar to me, and the ensemble cast stayed in their lanes and put on a great collective performance. It must have been fun for them and the director, for they were able to reenact familiar scenes from Pride and Prejudice as memory flashbacks. There were traces i=of character growth here and there, but characters such as the irrepressible Lydia, the cad Wickham, and the drama queen Mrs. Bennett are little changed so quite recognizable. The subplots add enough to the story to carry their weight, especially one of them that ties into the murder mystery, and the same can be said for a few new characters created for this sequel. Small aspects of the developments might be predictable, but there is one twist that is both logical and shocking. What more can you ask of a plot twist?