FANS have been left devastated after beloved British period dramas are removed from Netflix within days of each other.
The streamer regularly updates its library, giving viewers different content to watch.
Matthew Rhys and Anna Maxwell starred in Death Comes to Pemberley[/caption]
Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility[/caption]
Emma won an Oscar for writing the 1995 film’s screenplay[/caption]
Period drama buffs are losing two popular adaptations, both with Jane Austen links, just one day apart.
Death Comes to Pemberley is leaving the streamer on February 15.
The three-part drama is based on PD James’ bestselling 2011 novel of the same name.
It picks up six years on from Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice story.
Fans experience a now-married Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy, in addition to a murder mystery element.
The programme originally aired on BBC One back in December 2013.
Matthew Rhys – known for his roles in The Americans and Perry Mason – portrayed Mr Darcy.
Joining him was Motherland’s Anna Maxwell Martin in the role of Elizabeth.
Jenna Coleman, Matthew Goode, Eleanor Tomlinson and James Norton also featured.
Writing about the show online, a fan said: “I don’t know why it took me so long to watch Matthew Rhys as Mr. Darcy in the BBC’s adaptation of PD James’ Death Comes to Pemberley but he may cure my flu.”
Another said: “Listen to me, Matthew Rhys was ACTUALLY the best Fitzwilliam Dancy and it will bother me FOREVER that we didn’t get to see him play the original source material instead of Death Comes to Pemberley.”
In addition, Sense and Sensibility will be departing Netflix on February 16.
The 1995 film starred Dame Emma Thompson in the lead role of Elinor Dashwood.
Emma, 65, went on to win an Academy Award for penning the screenplay.
Cast of Sense and Sensibility (1995)
The 1995 film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility was a huge success, garnering three awards and eleven nominations at the 1995 British Academy Film Awards.
It also earned seven Academy Awards nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Actress.
The star and writer, Emma Thompson, took home the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
- Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood
- Hugh Grant as Edward Ferrars
- Kate Winslet as Marianne Dashwood
- Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon
- Greg Wise as John Willoughby
- Imelda Staunton as Charlotte Palmer
- Gemma Jones as Mrs Dashwood
- Harriet Walter as Fanny Dashwood
- James Fleet as John Dashwood
- Hugh Laurie as Mr Palmer
- Robert Hardy as Sir John Middleton
- Tom Wilkinson as Mr. Dashwood
Adapted from Jane Austen’s first novel, it depicts the wealthy Dashwood sisters who unexpectedly face poverty.
As a result, they are forced to seek financial security through marriage.
The A-list cast also featured Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Imelda Staunton and Hugh Laurie.
One viewer posted: “Ang Lee’s Sense & Sensibility is on Netflix and yes I am staying up late to rewatch it.”
Death Comes to Pemberley initially aired in 2013[/caption]
