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Northanger Abbey (2007 TV drama)
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Northanger Abbey, an adaptation of the classic Jane Austen
novel of the same name
, premiered on 25 March, 2007 on the United Kingdom
channel ITV
at 9pm, as part of their Jane Austen Season
. The drama ran for 120 minutes (including advert breaks) in the UK, and 93 minutes without interruption in the United States
. It marked one of the first leading roles for Felicity Jones
, and one of the productions that helped bring JJ Feild
into the spotlight. Unusual for a Jane Austen
novel, this is only the second filmed adaptation, the first having been made in the 1980s.
" from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is heard when Catherine and Isabella attend the opera. The rest of the music is performed by The Pemberley Players.
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
novel of the same name
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. According to Cassandra Austen's Memorandum, Susan was written approximately during 1798–99...
, premiered on 25 March, 2007 on the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
channel ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
at 9pm, as part of their Jane Austen Season
The Jane Austen Season
The Jane Austen Season is a British television series of dramas based on novels by Jane Austen. The season began on ITV at 9 p.m. on Sunday 18 March 2007, with Mansfield Park. Northanger Abbey aired the following week, with Persuasion ending the season on Sunday 1 April 2007. A repeat of the...
. The drama ran for 120 minutes (including advert breaks) in the UK, and 93 minutes without interruption in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It marked one of the first leading roles for Felicity Jones
Felicity Jones
Felicity Jones is an English actress from Birmingham. She is best known to television audiences for her role as the school bully Ethel Hallow in the first series of The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College...
, and one of the productions that helped bring JJ Feild
JJ Feild
John Joseph Feild , known professionally as J. J. Feild, is an Anglo-American actor.-Early and personal life:John Joseph Feild was born in Boulder, Colorado, to British academic Reshad Feild and his American wife. Through his father, he is a relative of British astronomer John Feild...
into the spotlight. Unusual for a Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
novel, this is only the second filmed adaptation, the first having been made in the 1980s.
Cast
- Felicity JonesFelicity JonesFelicity Jones is an English actress from Birmingham. She is best known to television audiences for her role as the school bully Ethel Hallow in the first series of The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College...
- Catherine Morland - JJ FeildJJ FeildJohn Joseph Feild , known professionally as J. J. Feild, is an Anglo-American actor.-Early and personal life:John Joseph Feild was born in Boulder, Colorado, to British academic Reshad Feild and his American wife. Through his father, he is a relative of British astronomer John Feild...
- Henry Tilney - Carey MulliganCarey MulliganCarey Hannah Mulligan is an English actress. She made her film debut as Kitty Bennet in Pride & Prejudice . She had roles in numerous British programmes and, in 2007, made her Broadway debut in The Seagull to critical acclaim....
- Isabella Thorpe - William Beck - John Thorpe
- Hugh O'ConorHugh O'ConorHugh O'Conor is an Irish actor. His first film appearance was opposite Liam Neeson in the 1985 movie Lamb. Currently, he has two upcoming projects: Finding Fate and Operation H²O.-Biography:...
- James Morland - Catherine WalkerCatherine Walker (actor)Catherine Walker is an Irish actress, notable for British and Irish television appearances including The Clinic , Northanger Abbey and Bitter Sweet .-External links:...
- Eleanor Tilney - Liam Cunningham - General Tilney
- Sylvestra Le TouzelSylvestra Le TouzelSylvestra Le Touzel is a British television, film and stage actor who was born on Jersey in the Channel Islands and raised in Kensington, London. She was schooled in East Acton.-TV:...
- Mrs Allen - Desmond BarritDesmond BarritDesmond Barrit is a Laurence Olivier Award winning, British actor, best known for his stage work.-Biography:Barrit was born on 19 October 1944 in Morriston, Swansea, Wales....
- Mr Allen - Mark DymondMark DymondMark Dymond is an English actor of Irish descent. In addition to appearances in films, he is known as Dr. Lorcan O'Brien, a major character in the 2007–2009 seasons of the TV drama series The Clinic, among other TV shows...
- Captain Tilney
Crew
- DirectorTelevision directorA television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
- Jon Jones - Writer - Jane AustenJane AustenJane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
Music
A portion of the aria "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem HerzenDer Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen
"Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" is the second aria sung by a coloratura soprano role Queen of the Night in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute .-The aria:...
" from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue....
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is heard when Catherine and Isabella attend the opera. The rest of the music is performed by The Pemberley Players.
See also
- Northanger AbbeyNorthanger AbbeyNorthanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. According to Cassandra Austen's Memorandum, Susan was written approximately during 1798–99...
- Jane AustenJane AustenJane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
- Felicity JonesFelicity JonesFelicity Jones is an English actress from Birmingham. She is best known to television audiences for her role as the school bully Ethel Hallow in the first series of The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College...
- The MonkThe MonkThe Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. It was written before the author turned 20, in the space of 10 weeks.-Characters:...
– novel read by Catherine