There are few things in life that excite me more than the arrival of a new period drama on our screens.
And I’m very happy to say that The Pursuit of Love, BBC One’s new adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel, will bring peals of laughter to your living room. It is, in my opinion, a delight.
I should, of course, caveat that I have not read Mitford’s much-beloved, perennial best-selling novel, so cannot profess to know how true to the book director Emily Mortimer’s adaptation is. But I came away from watching the first episode with a burning urge to order a copy and rectify this omission in my reading history. If a literary adaptation makes you want to go away and read the book, then it has succeeded. Read more…
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