Post telly excitement

It is as anticipated. ITV mangle all the subtlety out of a perfectly decent Jane Austen novel by shoe-horning it into a two hour adaptation. The production was particularly shoddy in places with puzzlingly inconsistent, contemporary camera techniques and bizarre choice of locations which smacked of cutting corners.
Didn't like the portrayal of Mary the central characters sister. She is annoying in the book but in this she was just ridiculous.
Nonetheless, it is still a great story, certainly the best out of Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey which ITV have shown over preceding weeks and the two leads were excellent. Rupert Penry-Jones as gorgeous as ever. Had me blubbing at the end.