BBC One Previously on Death Comes to Pemberley: Wickham kissed a girl and he liked it – hoped his missus didn’t mind it. Turns out she didn’t, Lydia being in the marriage essentially for the lulzs and, say what you will about Wickham, there’s always plenty of those around. You couldn’t in all conscience say... Read More

BBC One Previously on Death Comes to Pemberley: death arrived in (of all places) Pemberley. Fitzwilliam pays a visit to Wickham who is livid at the conditions of his confinement. “This Château le Blanc 68 is  supposed to be served slightly chilled! This is room temperature!”  he bellyaches and there’s clearly some conspiracy going on between... Read More

BBC One You’ll be familiar with Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s proto-chick lit classic and you’ll also be familiar with English crime writer PD James. Put them together what you get? Murder. Specifically, Death Comes to Pemberley, James’s murder mystery sequel to Austen’s touchstone  now adapted by the BBC for its docile barely conscious Christmas... Read More