- Network: Prime Video , BBC One
- Series Premiere Date: Jul 30, 2021
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It is enjoyable, and the first episode is quite the best. ... Andrew Scott gives such a witty performance as Merlin, the Radletts' bohemian neighbour, that the scenes which don’t feature him are just marking time between the ones that do. Therein lies one of the problems with this adaptation, which is the directorial debut of Emily Mortimer.
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Although we see how even upper-crust girls were stuck in gilt cages, the story never quite addresses this classicism and its characters’ privilege in a way that grocks with the contemporary feminist movement. So while the show is beautifully made, its message feels a few decades too late.
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Mortimer generally follows the novel’s plot and incorporates a lot of its words directly into Fanny’s narration, and her “Pursuit of Love” is better the closer it sticks to the book. Unfortunately, when she strays from it, expanding on Mitford’s story, she has mostly bad ideas.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 1 out of 3
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Aug 14, 2021