Congratulations to ITV and the success of 'Lost in Austen' which with 3m plus viewers tuning in has proved a success all round.The critics have liked it clearly as much as the public as Jane Austen and 'Pride and Prejudice' again proved to be a televisual hit and something of a treat.
Last night's final of the four part series pulled in 3.1m viewers proving the strong appeal of high jinx post-modern playing with some of our favourite literary characters. No less so than last week when we saw Darcy in the lake.The final episode played out last night and all the loose ends were neatly tied, if not quite as Ms Austen quite had it. Would Austen have approved of Amanda Price, the time travelling interloper? Probably as like Elizabeth Bennett her heart was certainly in the right place and she showed a desire to ensure that everyone else's made it home too.The Guardian gave it the thumbs: "So, what did we learn? We learned that Hammersmith (not "Hammersmith") used to have sheep in it and was actually quite nice. That love will save the day, or at least most of the afternoon. And, ultimately, that great drama doesn't have to make one iota of sense, or explain anything, or purport to do anything other than entertain to keep us happy as clams and be brilliant. Lost in Austen, then. Did it do it for you too?"The Times gave it all the stars possible and was quite glowing about last night's finale. "This was wonderfully funny, sad and stirring: the music had me welling up, Amanda's love for Darcy had me welling up; and the seeming impossibility of Jane and Bingley finding happiness almost set me over the edge."And the Herald is already waiting for the next instalment: "Jemima Rooper's Amanda oozed liberated concern; Elliot Cowan's Darcy was a smouldering thrill. I simply cannot wait to become lost in Austen with Lost In Austen once more, dear reader."More of the same, I think ITV.
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ooh I loved this show -- and really love they have it available online too:
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