Death Comes to Pemberley
A British television drama based on P. D. James' novel of the same name, a murder mystery sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Six years after the union of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, Lydia Wickham barges into Pemberley screaming that her husband has been murdered.
Cast
Matthew Rhys
Fitzwilliam Darcy
Anna Maxwell Martin
Elizabeth Darcy
Matthew Goode
George Wickham
Trevor Eve
Sir Selwyn Hardcastle
Jenna Coleman
Lydia Wickham
Oliver Rix
Cartwright
Tom Ward
Colonel Fitzwilliam
Eleanor Tomlinson
Georgiana Darcy
James Norton
Henry Alveston
Nichola Burley
Louisa Bidwell
Kevin Eldon
Dr. McFee
Philip Martin Brown
Mr. Bidwell
Oliver Maltman
George Pratt
Joanna Scanlan
Mrs. Reynolds
Jennifer Hennessy
Mrs. Bidwell
Seasons
June 1803, six years after the union of Elizabeth and Mr Darcy: one evening, George Wickham and his wife Lydia are travelling by carriage to Pemberley for a ball with Captain Denny. Wickham and Denny have a dispute, and leave in anger. The two men disappear into the woodland, where Lydia hears two gunshots.
E1Episode 1
Dec 26, 2013
It's the eve of the Darcys' annual Lady Anne ball at their magnificent Pemberley home. Darcy and Elizabeth are relaxing with their guests after supper when the festivities are brought to an abrupt halt by an unexpected visitor and news of a murder in Pemberley Woods.
E2Episode 2
Dec 27, 2013
In the aftermath of the dramatic events in the woods and Wickham's arrest, Elizabeth reassures the staff at Pemberley that all will be well. However, it is becoming clear that Darcy feels everything is far from well and he starts to retreat from his wife as he seeks to protect the household against the scandal.
E3Episode 3
Dec 28, 2013
The trial draws to a close and Wickham's fate looks sealed, until a last-minute turn of events back at Pemberley reveals a surprising suspect much closer to home. It becomes a race against time to prove the real culprit and save an innocent man from death by hanging.
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A British television drama based on P. D. James' novel of the same name, a murder mystery sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Six years after the union of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, Lydia Wickham barges into Pemberley screaming that her husband has been murdered.
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