TV series
Lost in Austen is a four-part 2008 British miniseries written by Guy Andrews, that reimagines Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, where a contemporary London woman, Amanda Price, swaps places with Elizabeth Bennet, finding herself in the novel's 19th-century society and disrupting the classic story. In order to get back to her own time, Amanda must set the plot right.
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Checked Oct 30, 2026
Lost in Austen is available to stream on Britbox, Britbox (Via Amazon Prime), Peacock, Peacock Premium, Prime Video, Shout! Factory TV (Via Amazon Prime), Amazon Freevee, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, The Roku Channel, and Tubi in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Lost in Austen is a four-part 2008 British miniseries written by Guy Andrews, that reimagines Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, where a contemporary London woman, Amanda Price, swaps places with Elizabeth Bennet, finding herself in the novel's 19th-century society and disrupting the classic story. In order to get back to her own time, Amanda must set the plot right.
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Episode 1
Amanda is bored and frustrated with modern life. She craves romance and ballrooms like her favourite novel Pride and Prejudice. How will she cope when Elizabeth Bennet appears in her bathroom and she is accidentally trapped in Jane Austen's world?
Directed by Dan ZeffWritten by Guy AndrewsGuest stars Gemma Arterton, Michelle Duncan, Pippa Haywood, Sarah Emmott, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Daniel Percival, Andonis Anthony, Alex Lawler
Episode 2
Amanda's arrival in the world of Pride and Prejudice causes major departures from the storyline. Bingley is in love with her instead of Jane. Jane accepts a proposal from Collins and Wickham spreads a rumour about Amanda. Can she repair the story?
Directed by Dan ZeffWritten by Guy AndrewsGuest stars Michelle Duncan, Tom Riley, Guy Henry
Episode 3
Jane is miserable living with Collins. Tensions between Amanda and Darcy build up and Bingley regrets not making his true feelings known to Jane. When Darcy discovers Amanda's copy of Pride and Prejudice how will Amanda explain it to him?
Directed by Dan ZeffWritten by Guy AndrewsGuest stars Tom Riley, Guy Henry, Lindsay Duncan, Rae Kelly Hill, Genevieve Gaunt
Episode 4
Darcy announces his engagement to Caroline Bingley and Bingley has run off with Lydia. This is all wrong. When Mr Bennet is gravely injured, Amanda knows she must retrieve Elizabeth from the modern world to save his life - and her favourite story.
Directed by Dan ZeffWritten by Guy AndrewsGuest stars Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Daniel Percival, Tom Riley, Guy Henry, Lindsay Duncan, Paul Hine
Episode information updated Nov 13, 2026
Jemima RooperAmanda Price
Morven ChristieJane Bennet
Christina ColeCaroline Bingley
Alex KingstonMrs Bennet
Hugh BonnevilleMr Bennet
Elliot CowanMr Darcy
Tom MisonMr Bingley
Florence HoathKitty Bennet
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