Lost in Austen

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2008-09-03

Last Air Date: 2008-09-24

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: Guy Andrews

Networks: ITV1

View Technical Specifications on IMDb

Top Cast

Jemima Rooper as Amanda Price
Morven Christie as Jane Bennet
Christina Cole as Caroline Bingley
Alex Kingston as Mrs Bennet
Hugh Bonneville as Mr Bennet
Elliot Cowan as Mr Darcy
Tom Mison as Mr Bingley
Florence Hoath as Kitty Bennet
Perdita Weeks as Lydia Bennet
Ruby Bentall as Mary Bennet

Seasons

Miniseries (2008)

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.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2008-09-03)

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?
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2008-09-10)

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?
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2008-09-17)

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?
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2008-09-24)

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.