To think Marianne shouldn't have married Colonel Brandon?

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Okay Willoughby was a cad and a bounder and took himself out of the running, but I do think that Brandon swooped in to take advantage of her rain induced fever which had left her a bit dazed and compliant.

It's a bit creepy that he falls in love with her because she reminds him of his long lost, 'fallen', dead love. Plus he's a bit intense, the laughs wouldn't be forthcoming and I'll warrant he expected her to do all kinds of dark shit in the bedroom.

Ideally she'd have had another couple of seasons in London and met lots of nice suitors or maybe even nipped across to Pride and Prejudice and married that nice Colonel Fitzwilliam.

mrs Bennett would have made Mary marry Mr Collins.

she wouldn't have missed that trick.

oh up thread re Charlotte Jennings and Hugh Laurie, in the book Charlotte was very pretty, love Imelda Staunton though.

oh up thread re Charlotte Jennings and Hugh Laurie, in the book Charlotte was very pretty, love Imelda Staunton though.

SchmaltzingMatilda

Excellent use of feathery stroker.

I know he's meant to be posh totty and all that, but I think Benedict Cumberbatch would make an excellent Mr Collins.

And I'm quite partial to Aidan Turner as Darcy.

Wonder what Lady Catherine would make of Mr Collin's mail order bride. Aphra - That's an inspired idea!

I get the Bamber Collins and Guy Henry from lost in Austen confused. They're both so horribly creepy. Henry with his finger sniffing ugh

The finger sniffing is hilarious!

Hello ladies was reading this thread last night and love that there is so much appreciation for Persuasion - it's also my favourite.

Have felt in need of some Austen all day and in desperation have put Pride and Prejudice the film on - the one with the very very annoying Keira Knightly in at least Darcy is quite fit in it

I really need to reread all the books though.

Grendelsmum, THANK YOU for that recommendation- I'm reading it now, and it's wonderful.

I've got the house to myself this Sunday night, husband off working and kids at a sleepover. I plan to be sat in front of the PC streaming the 1995 TV series with a big bottle of plonk and some snacks. The following morning, before everyone comes back, i'm going to go Persuasion crazy and watch the Ciaran Hinds tv series. ( Mental note to buy chocolate and Febreze to quickly spray round after a 10 minute tidy to make it look as if i've worked hard. Dog might get Febrezed too).

Sheridand, my DP is going out in a mo!
I'm really sad I don't have my Hinds/Root Persuasion yet, but I do have both the BBC and the KK P&P. Neither is quite as good, but I think it'll stem the cravings this thread has stirred!

Hmmm, I think I'm gonna go BBC

Oh, that would be such a relief. But what would she live on? I guess if she had a son he could inherit in his father's place.

I can't believe there has only been one mention of The Lizzie Bennet diaries on this thread. Seriously, it is great. If you like P&P go check it out on YouTube. It is a modern day adaptation of P&P with a real focus on the novel's female characters.

Thursday Last, it's all on Youtube! Along with myriad 1970's and 80's adaptations, which, although they are dressed in period costume, still manage to rock a 70's and 80's look. I love them!

Barbarian, glad you agree that end for char Lucas. bestest character.

love love the mumsnetters planning Austen, wine, snacks, brilliant thread.

I've recently rewatched BBC P&P, I was worried it would be a bit clunky but t'wasn't! It was great.

Tomorrow I'm going to dig out the Ciaran Hinds Persuasion and watch it with a nice glass or two of wine.

all of the sequels and prequels are diabolical and some are even worse same goes for similar attempts for Jane Eyre etc

please please do not try to write endings for other people novels they spoil it really badly

^* Sarah agree

Thank you grendelsmum, now I've for it on kindle!

Schmaltzing I haven't actually watched the S&S that features Dan Stevens and David Morrisey, I must give it a whirl.

This is a rather interesting book with a bit of Jane Eyre in it - it's neither a sequel nor a prequel though.

The Wide Sargasso Sea is a great book.