Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Pride and Prejudice




Pride and Prejudice is a six-episode 1995 British television drama, adapted 
by Andrew Davies from Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.
Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth starred as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.

Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story 
of  Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and 
eligible Mr. Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr. Darcy, have 
moved into their neighborhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking 
to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local 
society and repeatedly clashes with the second eldest Bennet daughter, 
Elizabeth.





Lost in Austen



Lost in Austen is a four-part 2008 British television series for the ITV network,
written by Guy Andrews as a fantasy adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by 
Jane Austen. Loosely following the plot of Austen's novel, it sees a modern
girl somehow transported into the events of the book via a portal located in 
her bathroom.




Luther



Luther is a British psychological crime drama television series starring Idris Elba
as the title character Detective Chief Inspector John Luther. A first series of six
episodes was broadcast on BBC One from 4 May to 8 June 2010. The second 
series of four episodes was shown on BBC One in summer 2011. The shooting of 
the third series of four episodes will begin in November 2012.

John Luther is a Detective Chief Inspector working for the Serious Crime Unit
in season one, and the new Serious and Serial Crime Unit in season two.

A dedicated police officer, Luther is also a genius. He is obsessive, possessed, and 
sometimes dangerous in the violence of his fixations. But Luther has paid a 
heavy price for his dedication; he has never been able to prevent himself from
being consumed by the darkness of the crimes with which he deals. For Luther,
the job always comes first. His dedication is a curse and a blessing, both for 
him and those close to him.





















Life on Mars (UK version)



Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between 
January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction
and police procedural, featuring a police officer (played by John Simm) who 
travels back in time after being involved in a road accident.

Life on Mars tells the fictional story of Sam Tyler, a policeman in service with
the Greater Manchester Police. After being hit by a car in 2006, Tyler awakens 
in 1973 to find himself working for the predecessor of the GMP, the Manchester
and Salford Police at the same station and location as in 2006. Early on in the 
series, it becomes apparent to Tyler that he awakes as Detective Inspector, one
rank lower than his 2006 rank of Detective Chief Inspector.

Throughout the two series, the plot centers on the ambiguity concerning Tyler's 
predicament of it being unclear to both the audience and the character whether
he has died, gone mad, is in a coma or has actually traveled back in time.









The Forsyte Saga



In 2002 the first two books and the first interlude of John Galsworthy's trilogy
the Forsyte Saga were adapted by Granada Television for the ITV Network.

The Foryste Saga is a series of three novels and two interludes (intervening episodes)
published between 1906 and 1921 by Nobel Prize-winning English author John 
Galsworthy. They chronicle the vicissitudes of the leading members of an upper-class
British Family, similar to Galsworthy's own. Only a few generations removed from
their farmer ancestors, the family members are keenly aware of their status as
"new money". The main character, Soames Forsyte, sees himself as a "man of
property" by virtue of his ability to accumulate material possessions- but this 
does not succeed in bringing him pleasure.







Lark Rise to Candleford



The series is set in the small Oxfordshire hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier
neighbouring market town of Candleford towards the end of the 19th century.
The series chronicles the daily lives of farm workers, craftsmen, and gentry, 
observing the characters in loving, boisterous and competing communities of 
families, rivals, friends and neighbours.

The narrative is seen through the eyes of a teenage girl, Laura Timmins, as she
leaves Lark Rise to start a new life under the wing of her cousing, the independent
and effervescent Dorcas Lane, who is Post Mistress at the local Post Office in
Candleford. Through these two characters, viewers experience the force of 
friendship as Laura and Dorcas see each other through the best and worst times.



































Garrow's Law




Garrow's Law is a British period legal drama about the 18th-century lawyer William Garrow. The series debuted on 1 November 2009 on BBC One and BBC HD. A second series was announced on 7 July 2010 and was broadcast from 14 November 2010. A third series consisting of four episodes was commissioned and was aired from 13 November 2011. Garrow's Law wascancelled after three series in February 2012.


Set around trials at the Old Bailey in Georgian London against a backdrop of corruption
and social injustice, Garrow's Law is a legal drama inspired by the life of pioneering 
barrister William Garrow. The series, co-created by Tony Marchant, is based on real 
legal cases from the late 18th century, as recorded in the Old Bailey Proceedings.

In an age when few of the accused could afford defense counsel, the youthful Garrow
and his associate John Southouse, a solicitor, work to uncover the truth or fight for
justice, championing the underdog and pioneering the rigorous cross-examination
of prosecution witnesses that paved the way for the modern legal system.