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Matthew Rhys To Play Mr. Darcy In BBC’s ‘Death Comes To Pemberley’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday May 27, 2013 @ 3:42am PDTTags: BBC, Big Deals TV, Matthew Goode, Matthew Rhys

This year is the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice. To mark the occasion, the BBC is prepping three-part serial Death Comes To Pemberley, based on the suspense novel/homage by crime writer P.D. James. The book centers on three of Austen’s most iconic characters: Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy and George Wickham. The Americans‘ Matthew Rhys will play Darcy, Anna Maxwell Martin (who was Cassandra Austen in Becoming Jane) is Elizabeth and Matthew Goode is Wickham. The story picks up six years into Elizabeth and Darcy’s marriage as they prepare for the annual ball at their magnificent Pemberley home. When Elizabeth’s wayward sister Lydia arrives, she brings a shocking halt to the proceedings. A murder investigation unfolds and a web of secrets and deceit threatens all that the Darcys hold dear. Juliette Towhidi (Calendar Girls) did the adaptation which will be directed by Daniel Percival (Crossing Lines). READ MORE »

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‘The Americans’ Cast & Creators Talk Show

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday May 2, 2013 @ 10:20pm PDTTags: FX, Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich, The Americans

The fantastic FX show The Americans just wrapped its first season finale, and some of the cast and executive producers sat down on April 26 for a panel discussion at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The entire hour is on this video and contains spoilers. Panelists are Joe Weisberg (executive … Read More »

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