Airing January 20, 2008 on PBS check local listings
"Perhaps after all it is possible to read too many novels."
— Henry Tilney in Northanger Abbey
Catherine Morland (Felicity Jones, Meadowlands) has an ordinary life and a feverish imagination. When she gets invited to Bath, Catherine is immersed in a world of elaborate balls and handsome men. When one suitor takes her to his family estate, Northanger Abbey, Catherine becomes mired in a world of fact and fantasy. Is there a dark mystery behind the locked doors of Northanger Abbey? Why has her budding romance suddenly been cut short? Also starring JJ Feild (The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton), Andrew Davies adapts Austen's gentle parody of gothic fiction.
The Men of Austen
Which Tilney brother do you find tops? Meet Austen's heroic, aloof, and dashing leading men, and pick your favorite.
Longing, Betrayal and Redemption
Screenwriter Andrew Davies on why Northanger Abbey was his easiest Austen adaptation.
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