Lost In Austen: Behind The Scenes

1 :01x01 - Episode 1

One fateful evening, after a difficult day at work and a lacklustre marriage proposal from her boyfriend Michael (Daniel Percival), Amanda (Jemima Rooper) discovers Elizabeth Bennet (Gemma Arterton) in her bathroom. There is a door behind the bath that has been boarded up for years, which Elizabeth says leads through to her family home, Longbourn.

2 :01x02 - Episode 2

Amanda (Jemima Rooper) arrives at Netherfield to discover that Jane (Morven Christie) has caught a serious fever and is taken to bed. By Jane’s bedside, Bingley (Tom Mison) tells Amanda that he is infatuated with her. At her wits’ end, Amanda tells Bingley that she is a lesbian and that nothing can ever happen between them - hopefully that will put an end to it.

3 :01x03 - Episode 3

Having left Longbourn with nowhere else to go, Amanda (Jemima Rooper) is forced to turn to her chief adversary, Wickham (Tom Riley). He buys her a new dress and instructs her in matters of etiquette and bearing, before re-introducing her into society. He suggests that what Amanda needs to do is marry a rich man. However Amanda has other plans.

4 :01x04 - Episode 4

Darcy (Elliot Cowan) announces his engagement to Caroline Bingley (Christina Cole), leaving Amanda (Jemima Rooper) feeling utterly bereft. This is coupled with the news that Bingley (Tom Mison) has run off with Lydia (Perdita Weeks). This is all wrong - in the book Lydia runs away with Wickham.