Mapp & Lucia
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The BBC are to produce a new adaptation of EF Benson's 'Mapp & Lucia', written by Steve Pemberton, and due to commence filming in Rye (Benson's Tilling in the books) this summer.
http://bit.ly/1i0ISUi
Casting:
Anna Chancellor as Lucia
Miranda Richardson as Mapp, and
Steve Pemberton as Georgie
No information as yet on further casting.
I fondly remember the 1980s LWT adaptation starring Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales, and I love the books.
Anyone else looking forward to this?
Does anyone remember the 80s' version...?
http://bit.ly/1i0ISUi
Casting:
Anna Chancellor as Lucia
Miranda Richardson as Mapp, and
Steve Pemberton as Georgie
No information as yet on further casting.
I fondly remember the 1980s LWT adaptation starring Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales, and I love the books.
Anyone else looking forward to this?
Does anyone remember the 80s' version...?
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Absolutely love the Mapp & Lucia books, have only read them in the past 5 years. Was thinking of looking at the 1980's version but to know a newer version is being made is wonderful.
Cast sounds ace, Anna Chancellor and Miranda Richardson will be perfect at the snobby, provincial one up(wo)manship.
I just keep seeing Mick Garvey from 'Benidorm' in a ginger toupee...:o
I'm still really looking forward to seeing an update though.
I sometimes say that ever since, not really knowing what it meant.
I looked it up it means "very! or much"
I really like the first three books - and they've been adapted successfully for radio, but I don't know if there's enough 'oomph' for them to work as TV adaptations. The main thrust of the final three books (and the two Tom Holt sequels) is the 'bitching' between the two lead characters.
I remember someone commenting at the time about the 80s TV series that Mapp and Lucia were like a slightly more genteel version of Krystal and Alexis from Dynasty.