Got a story? It … The miniseries, which premiers Jan. 12 on PBS’s Masterpiece, is just the latest Austen adaptation by Mr. Davies. View our online Press Pack. It can’t end like this! Loved the cast, and the cinematography was brilliant, but PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE give us season two. Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams) ends up at the seaside village of Sanditon and meets Sidney Parker (Theo James) and Miss Lambe (Crystal Clarke), a West Indian heiress in this adaptation of Jane Austen's unfinished final novel by Andrew Davies. Check box if your review contains spoilers. Watching it trough Christmas in Norway. Screenwriter Andrew Davies has made it clear that he would be up for coming back to the story on screen. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. He told Radio Times: "We haven't had much chance to talk about it yet, but yeah, I do have a few ideas. Fans of the ITV series raged as lovers Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams) and Sidney Parker (Theo James) were split in emotional scenes, which saw him forced to return to the arms of his rich lover. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. ", Another put: "So, we end #Sanditon not on a high. Set during the Regency era, the plot follows a young and naive heroine as she navigates the new seaside resort of Sanditon.. Along with this further character exploration in season two would be awesome! Once again, Mr. Davies has remained true to Austen’s period setting while adding jolts of sexual attraction. If anyone else wants to help out to get us a season two please sign the petition to #SaveSanditon and if you have twitter, retweet @primevideouk ‘s tweet asking who wants a season two of Sanditon. And in fact, the way we end series one, I hope we then get to a point where an audience says, 'You can't leave it at that! For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. Then other Samsung phone screens started breaking and she accidentally began to peel off the screen protector that's not really a screen protector. “Nowadays we’re used to seeing sex scenes and because Jane Austen is implying these things or referring to them obliquely, I feel quite happy about including them directly.”. Our massive preview has details on the most promising new shows and your... Music title data, credits, and images provided by, Movie title data, credits, and poster art provided by. Sanditon isn't trying to be an "important" addition to Jane Austen's roster of classic stories and characters. One Sanditon viewer took to Twitter to vent: "What the actual hell! But “Sanditon” called for more than adaptation. Our fall TV preview concludes with a comprehensive guide to the new and... 2013 Fall TV Preview: Our Comprehensive Guide to the Season's New and Returning Shows. Sanditon is a simpler, dumbed-down version of Pride and Prejudice 2005 - characters are a bit more shallow, story arcs are a bit more obvious, schemes a bit more crude and as a result it doesn't watch so seamlessly as Pride and Prejudice did. We pay for videos too. UPDATE: Since we originally published this video, Samsung has delayed the launch of the Galaxy Fold. ", Another agreed, and put: "I feel so played main Jane Austen couples always end up together!! Created by Andrew Davies. Get a detailed look at every new and returning show coming to broadcast... 2012 Fall TV Preview: Our Night-by-Night Guide. One of the best series from Jane Austin. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). ", One then moaned: "What...no that's not how it was supposed to end #Sanditon. Since then, more than half-a-dozen other authors have tried to flesh it out—though none with quite as much flesh, or allusions to it at least, as Andrew Davies. There is quite a lot of sex in Jane Austen, says veteran screenwriter Andrew Davies. Sanditon Critics Consensus. What was that?". Great looking and a nice drive in every episode. ‘Sanditon’ Review: Masterpiece’s Jane Austen Adaptation on PBS Is Perfect Escapist Fare Come for the sexy intrigue and period costumes and stay for … email digishowbiz@the-sun.co.uk or call us direct on 02077824220. Austen “never writes a sex scene but we know that these things take place,” says the 83-year-old screenwriter who has adapted “Sanditon,” Austen’s final unfinished novel, into a miniseries. Notable Video Game Releases: New and Upcoming. Click here to upload yours. Also I'm complaining about needless, ham-fisted politicization of the show that breaks immersion into a period drama - best example is perhaps the main protagonist Rose Williams - while very pleasant to look upon and believable enough, she gets to play a Mary Sue: as the whole Sanditon changes around her, she herself has no journey and remains untouched by events, judging all other period characters from afar with her contemporary, flawless 2020 ethics. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited.