Death Comes to Pemberley

Synopsis

Death Comes to Pemberley is a 2013 three-part British television drama based on P. D. James' 2011 novel of the same name, a murder mystery based on the style and characters of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. June 1803, six years after the union of Elizabeth and Mr Darcy: one evening, George Wickham and his wife Lydia are travelling by carriage to Pemberley for a ball with Captain Denny. Wickham and Denny have a dispute, and leave in anger. The two men disappear into the woodland, where Lydia hears two gunshots.

First Air Date: 2013-12-26

Last Air Date: 2013-12-28

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Juliette Towhidi

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

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

Seasons

Miniseries (2013)

June 1803, six years after the union of Elizabeth and Mr Darcy: one evening, George Wickham and his wife Lydia are travelling by carriage to Pemberley for a ball with Captain Denny. Wickham and Denny have a dispute, and leave in anger. The two men disappear into the woodland, where Lydia hears two gunshots.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Part 1 (2013-12-26)

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.
Ep. 2: Part 2 (2013-12-27)

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.
Ep. 3: Part 3 (2013-12-28)

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.