Lost in Austen

'Lost in Austen' is a Subversive Tribute to 'Pride & Prejudice'

With Miss Austen heading to PBS in 2024, we look back at the brilliant, subversive series Lost in Austen, currently streaming on BritBox.

By Janet Mullany for Better Late Than Never on 12/31/2023

Alex Kingston and Hugh Bonneville as Mrs. and Mr. Bennet, Jemima Rooper as Amanda, Elliot Cowan and Gemma Arterton as Darcy and Elizabeth in 'Lost in Austen's Key Art

British Actors You Should Know: Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville will probably always be remembered as Lord Robert Grantham in Downton Abbey, but this versatile British actor has a wide range of roles from villains to the father of a Peruvian bear.

By Janet Mullany for Actors and Actresses on 9/15/2023

Picture shows: Hugh Bonneville as Lord Robert Grantham

British Actors You Should Know: Hugh Bonneville

I’d wager a majority of Americans first became acquainted with this week’s featured British Actor You Should Know thanks to his role as Robert Crawley, The Earl of Grantham, in PBS’ monster hit period drama, Downton Abbey.

However, before he became

By Carmen Croghan for Actors and Actresses on 10/14/2014