Oh lord I loved this on binge watch , the story of bookish, maybe slightly autistic Mary Bennett ( Ella Bruccoleri) and her journey away from the control of an abusive mother ( Ruth Jones on nasty form) to self realisation
So Mary’s very different view of Regency life comes to the fore here. She sees the good in Mr Collins and she massages the change for good in Miss Bingley but her love for Tom Hayward is very deep and their final connection is incredibly moving and real
I loved her relationship with Mrs Gardener ( Indira Varma) her aunt and true supporter
A clever reinvention of a new story ….we all love Mary xx
We all are Mary
One of the best costume dramas I have seen in a long while. I really really enjoyed it. Smiled at the TWO wet shirts when they were in the lake - one better than P&P!!!
ReplyDeleteI loved it as well, very thoughtful and a perfect ending, particularly 'goodbye mother'
ReplyDeleteThanks for your review! I'm looking forward to watching this when it airs later this year on PBS here in Canada/USA.
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned yesterday, following your recommendation, we watched the first episode, and were hooked. It's so nice to find genuinely good drama on TV nowadays, instead of reality shows and celebrity whatever! xx
ReplyDeleteYes, 💯
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x