Death Comes to Pemberley (TV series)

Death Comes to Pemberley
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GenreDrama
Based onDeath Comes to Pemberley
by P. D. James
Written byJuliette Towhidi
Directed byDaniel Percival
Starring
ComposerThe Insects
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
  • Ed Rubin
  • Joanie Blaikie
  • P. D. James
  • Justin Thomson-Glover (Far Moor)
  • Patrick Irwin (Far Moor)
  • Rebecca Eaton (Masterpiece)
  • Polly Hill (BBC)
Production locations
CinematographySteve Lawes
Running time60 minutes (each episode)
Production companiesOrigin Pictures, Masterpiece co-production
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release26 December (2013-12-26) –
28 December 2013 (2013-12-28)
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Death Comes to Pemberley is a three-part British television drama based on the best-selling 2011 P. D. James novel of the same name. Her murder mystery was based on the style and characters of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.

The series was commissioned by Controller of BBC Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson and then-Controller of BBC One Danny Cohen,[1] and was first broadcast from 26 to 28 December 2013 on BBC One.[2][3]

  1. ^ BBC media centre. Retrieved 26 December 2013
  2. ^ Susanna Lazarus. Death Comes to Pemberley's Matthew Rhys: "The best thing about playing Mr Darcy is that shirt" RadioTimes. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Jenna Coleman to Star in Death Comes To Pemberley". Doctor Who. BBC. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.

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