One of the most prolific and beloved of British crime novelists, P.D. James, passed away today in Oxford, England. Best known for her series of detective novels centering around Scotland Yard Commander/poet Adam Dagliesh, James was 94. Her non-Dagliesh book, Children Of Men, was the basis for Alfonso Cuaron’s 2006 Oscar nominated film of the same name. She also recently was the impetus for Death Comes To Pemberley, a BBC and Masterpiece miniseries based on her novel that imagines Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice characters later in life and faced with a murderous scandal. Several of her earlier books were also transferred to the small screen including Death Of An Expert Witness, Unnatural Causes, A Taste For Death, Devices And Desires, A Mind To Murder and Death In Holy Orders.
Phyllis Dorothy James White was born in Oxford in 1920 and began writing in the mid-50s. Her first Dagliesh novel,...
Phyllis Dorothy James White was born in Oxford in 1920 and began writing in the mid-50s. Her first Dagliesh novel,...
- 11/27/2014
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Matthew Rhys ("The Americans," "Brothers and Sisters"), Matthew Goode ("Watchmen," "Burning Man") and Anna Maxwell Martin ("The Bletchley Circle," "Bleak House") are set to play older versions of the characters made famous in Jane Austen's "Pride And Prejudice".
The trio has been cast in Origin Pictures and BBC1's three-part serial adaptation of the acclaimed 2011 novel "Death Comes To Pemberley" by iconic crime writer P.D. James ("Children of Men," "Death in Holy Orders").
The pastiche serves as a kind of thriller-oriented sequel to 'Pride' and is set six years into the marriage of Elizabeth Bennett (Martin) and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy (Rhys). Goode will play the now older version of George Wickham.
When Elizabeth’s wayward sister Lydia arrives for the annual ball, she brings a shocking halt to the proceedings and a murder investigation unfolds a web of secrets that threatens everything.
Juliette Towhidi ("Calendar Girls") penned the adaptation...
The trio has been cast in Origin Pictures and BBC1's three-part serial adaptation of the acclaimed 2011 novel "Death Comes To Pemberley" by iconic crime writer P.D. James ("Children of Men," "Death in Holy Orders").
The pastiche serves as a kind of thriller-oriented sequel to 'Pride' and is set six years into the marriage of Elizabeth Bennett (Martin) and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy (Rhys). Goode will play the now older version of George Wickham.
When Elizabeth’s wayward sister Lydia arrives for the annual ball, she brings a shocking halt to the proceedings and a murder investigation unfolds a web of secrets that threatens everything.
Juliette Towhidi ("Calendar Girls") penned the adaptation...
- 5/28/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
In BBC's Lennon Naked, Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who, Heroes) stars as one of the most enduring and enigmatic figures of the 20th Century. In celebration of the home video release, BuzzFocus and BBC are teaming up to give away (3) copies of Lennon Naked on DVD. About Lennon Naked Become a witness to the life of one of the most enduring figures of the 20th Century, John Lennon, in the riveting BBC DVD release - Lennon Naked. Christopher Eccleston (Amelia, Doctor Who) stars as the enigmatic musician, peace activist, visual artist and author, a man whose personal life was never short on drama, intrigue and eventually, conspiracy. Written by Robert Jones (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Death in Holy Orders), the drama covers the years from 1964-171, a period of wildly fluctuating fortunes for Lennon, a time of worldwide adulation at one extreme but frustration and despair at the other. From...
- 12/14/2010
- by Buzzfocus Staff
- BuzzFocus.com
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