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Lost in Austen

Lost in Austen

14+2008•1h 0m•7.1/10
Drama

Ratings

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7.1/10(95)

Modern Amanda enters through a portal in her bathroom, to join the Bennet family and affect events disastrously.

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Production

Mammoth Screen

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 3, 2008

Last Aired

September 24, 2008

Networks

ITV1

Created By

Guy Andrews

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Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 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?
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 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?
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 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?
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 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.

Cast

Jemima Rooper

Jemima Rooper

Amanda Price

Elliot Cowan

Elliot Cowan

Mr. Darcy

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

Elizabeth Bennet

Morven Christie

Morven Christie

Jane Bennet

Tom Mison

Tom Mison

Mr. Bingley

Tom Riley

Tom Riley

Mr. Wickham

Perdita Weeks

Perdita Weeks

Lydia Bennet

Ruby Bentall

Ruby Bentall

Mary Bennet

Christina Cole

Christina Cole

Caroline Bingley

Michelle Duncan

Michelle Duncan

Charlotte Lucas

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Mr. Bennet

Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

Mrs. Bennet

Florence Hoath

Florence Hoath

Kitty Bennet

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Guy Henry

Guy Henry

Mr. Collins

Pippa Haywood

Pippa Haywood

Frankie

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Pirhana

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