Dan Stevens on Jane Austen
Dan Stevens, currently appearing in a play in Bath, was asked about his involvement in the most recent adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.
Stepping into Hugh Grant’s shoes is a tall order for anyone, but actor Dan Stevens took it all in his stride when he wooed the nation in the recent BBC adaptation of Sense And Sensibility.
Dan played the handsome Edward Ferrars, moving women all over the UK to tears in the conclusion to the beautifully-crafted series.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is a tale of two sisters and their fortunate and unfortunate choices in lovers. It was made into a 1995 feature film starring Hugh Grant as Edward and Emma Thompson as Elinor.
“I have not enjoyed a job so much for years,” said Dan. The cast were lovely.” Dan read Jane Austen when he did his English degree, but did not pick up anything of hers again until getting the part of Edward. It was a reminder of how much he enjoyed Austen’s work.
He believes the Austen books translate so well into television because she is such a keen observer of people - we still meet her characters walking around today.
“As a female writer, Jane Austen’s primary occupation was to sit and gossip, and we still have a gossip industry today,” he said.
He seems like a lovely boy, but…gossip? Oh, Dan.
January 21st, 2008 at 12:07 am
Faux Grant…I called it first.
January 21st, 2008 at 12:25 am
As a female writer, Jane Austen’s primary occupation was to sit and gossip…
Nah. All Austen had to do was be a genius, that’s all.
January 21st, 2008 at 12:43 am
Few Grant?
Phew Grant?
In the bad wet shirt scene, maybe Dew Grant?Pee–EeUW Grant?
I’m still working on it.
Needs works still, before worthy of snare drum.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Groan, Dan. poor dear. Good gad, not to put to fine a point on it but how many contemporary writer will be read in more that two hundred years? Something tells me that JA will still be read. Gossip indeed!