Lost in Austen Broadcast Date Delayed
The Guardian is reporting that ITV is delaying the broadcast of Lost in Austen, along with some other new dramas, as a result of a change of management at the network.
It is thought that Fincham - who starts his ITV job on May 12 - wants to focus particularly on drama,
It’s unclear if that means “he wants more drama” (in which case, why delay broadcasting a drama such as Lost in Austen?) or “he wants to make sure it’s GOOD drama so snarky bloggers stop mocking us” (in which case, better luck next time, mate). 
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Um, link doesn’t go anywhere…
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Sorry about that. It should work now.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:23 am
It’s a bit difficult to figure out what the writer means, but I think she’s saying that they are holding back some of their new dramas until the new guy is on board. So, even if he is interested in drama (as opposed to some of the shows that were not successful, presumably), they don’t want to put them on schedule just yet.
“Lost in Austen” sounded somewhat interesting, and the cast list included good actors, but it didn’t seem like it would be a must see project.
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Whatever happened to Jane Austen Handheld? It was supposed to be a “fly-on-the-wall” version of P&P.