Do what you will now, Mr. Andrew Davies! *sticks out tongue*
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(Thanks to Alert Janeite MCG for the heads-up!)
Alert Janeite Heather L. posted a link in comments to an article in the Telegraph stating that none of the new NA will be filmed in Bath. This makes us very sad indeed.
Much to the dismay of the burghers of Bath, the costume drama, which will feature in ITV’s Jane Austen Season next year, has been lured by the tax breaks Ireland offers television drama, which are similar to those for films and are no longer available in Britain.
Much to the dismay of Janeites as well, at least here at AustenBlog World Headquarters. We went to Bath last year for the first time and absolutely loved it. We know that Jane didn’t care for it, but she was not a city girl, so that is understandable. (Neither is the Editrix, but we like small walkable cities like Bath.) We climbed Beechen Cliff (well, part of it anyway…) and looked out on the non-picturesque view, went to Camden Place, paced the Gravel Walk, twirled in the Assembly Rooms, took the waters in the Pump Room, walked the Royal Crescent, shopped on Milsom Street, and giggled when we reached the top of the street, looked up, and saw the words “Edgar’s Buildings.” They can fake Bath, but they’ll never replace it!
We shook our head and smiled over this bit:
Janeites, as devotees of Austen like to call themselves, are notoriously protective of the author’s work. Given that Northanger Abbey is being adapted for television by Andrew Davies, they are more assured of a faithful rendering of the story.
Unless the script that we read has undergone major rewriting, we would disagree with that, especially the portrayal of Da Man. He isn’t the delightfully snarky, teasing Henry Tilney we have come to know and love, we are afraid. That being said, we hope there has been some rewriting and rethinking of the script by Mr. Davies. Despite the popular apprehension that we enjoy being negative, no one would like to see an excellently-done film version of Northanger Abbey more than the Editrix.
Have a bit of Bath-via-NA. (more…)
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