tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post500407167003057841..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: Another Contest? You Must Have Landed in Jane Austen HeavenVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-38972923359446813752008-05-08T15:27:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:27:00.000-04:00I have another one to add. Here goes:Deborah Findl...I have another one to add. Here goes:<BR/>Deborah Findlay as Miss Augusta Tomkinson, Barbara Flynn as Mrs Jameison and Francesca Annis as Lady Ludlow who co-starred in Wives & Daughters with Rosamund Pike (Miss Jane Bennet P&P 05)(2 degrees), Tom Hollander (Mr Collins P&P 05)(2 degrees) and Keeley Hawes whose husband is Matthew Macfadyen (Mr Darcy P&P 05)(3 degrees)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-42649328414413017602008-05-05T02:15:00.000-04:002008-05-05T02:15:00.000-04:001 degree...It was driving me crazy wondering where...1 degree...It was driving me crazy wondering where I had seen Jessie Brown played by Julia Sawalha before... she was Lydia Bennet in P&P 1995!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313997440207415751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-68794718810918112882008-05-03T13:18:00.000-04:002008-05-03T13:18:00.000-04:00Michael Gambon who played Raymond in Perfect stran...Michael Gambon who played Raymond in Perfect strangers with Matthew MacFadyen as Daniel who was with Keira Knightly in Pride & Predjudice as Elizabeth Bennett who was with Hugh Dancy in King Arthur as Galahad who was with Simon Woods in Elizabeth 1 as Gifford who also starred in Pride & Prejudice with Judi Dench as Lady Catherine.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363922982973526678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-70227698496932900112008-05-03T00:41:00.000-04:002008-05-03T00:41:00.000-04:00This one's long : Cranford's Debra Gillet from Ele...This one's long : Cranford's Debra Gillet from Eleven men agaisnt Eleven who played with James Bolam from Macbeth who played with Eileen Way from Vanity Fair 87 who played with Daniel Pageon from As Time Goes by who played with Otto Jarman from Solitaire for 2 who played with Helen Lederer from French and Saunders who played with Dawn French from Narnia who played with James McAvoy who starred Fatimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921812672729752980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-21367156310305843322008-05-03T00:31:00.000-04:002008-05-03T00:31:00.000-04:00Mrs. Forrester of Cranford was played by Julia Mck...Mrs. Forrester of Cranford was played by Julia Mckenzie who is acting in Marple: A Pocketful of Rye with Matthew Macfadyan who was Darcy in P & P 2005.Fatimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921812672729752980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-16513586004906974072008-05-03T00:27:00.000-04:002008-05-03T00:27:00.000-04:00I think I found 2 degrees: Emma Fielding played Mi...I think I found 2 degrees: Emma Fielding played Miss Galindo in Cranford and acted in Agatha Christie: Poirot with Nicholas Farrell who played Donald. Nicholas Farrel also played Edmund in Mansfield Park (1983).Fatimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921812672729752980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-45059262348805127222008-05-02T08:09:00.000-04:002008-05-02T08:09:00.000-04:00This is fun I decided to try for all guysAndrew Bu...This is fun I decided to try for all guys<BR/>Andrew Buchan was in Jane Eyre (2006 with Christopher Bowen who was in Richard the III (1995) with Ian McKellen who was in Stardust with Mark Strong who was a wonderful Mr. Knightley in Emma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-20251554870663047032008-05-02T06:24:00.000-04:002008-05-02T06:24:00.000-04:00Alex jennings played in Bridget Jones the Edge of ...Alex jennings played in Bridget Jones the Edge of Reason, with Colin Firth (Darcy) and Hugh Grant (Edward Ferrars), 2 degrees of separation, <BR/>He played Prince Charles in the Queen opposite Helen Mirren, who played in Calendar Girls and was wife to Ciaran Hinds, who played Captain Wentworth. (3 degress)<BR/>and in Babel with Cate Blanchett, who played Veronica Guerin with Ciaran Hinds (3 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-55893971936515090662008-05-02T00:00:00.000-04:002008-05-02T00:00:00.000-04:00I have a whole bunch more--all of them only one or...I have a whole bunch more--all of them only one or two degrees of separation, listed on my Fun Friday/Cranford post on my blog! I'd paste them over here, but there are WAY too many!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-32377566159535546712008-05-01T19:03:00.000-04:002008-05-01T19:03:00.000-04:00Wow, are they any left? :)I really have to work o...Wow, are they any left? :)<BR/><BR/>I really have to work on this now, lol.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363922982973526678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-42491638360110357842008-05-01T18:02:00.000-04:002008-05-01T18:02:00.000-04:00A few more degrees. I've already said that Greg W...A few more degrees. I've already said that Greg Wise is brother-in-law to Sophie Thompson (see above). She played in A Room with a View '07 with Timothy West. He is the husband of Prunella Scales (Miss Bates in KB's Emma) and the father of Samuel West (Mr. Elliot in Persuasion '95). He also starred in Bleak House with Anna Maxwell-Martin (Cassandra in Becoming Jane) and Carey Mulligan (Kitty bookwormanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149396697581709129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-22887607256437710632008-05-01T17:30:00.000-04:002008-05-01T17:30:00.000-04:00Greg Wise played Willoughby in Sense and Sensibili...Greg Wise played Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility '95. His wife is Emma Thompson (Elinor in S&S '95), his sister-in-law is Sophie Thompson (Miss Bates in Emma '96 & Mary Musgrove in Persuasion '95), and his mother-in-law is Phyllida Law (Mrs. Bates in Emma'96 and Mrs. Austen in Miss Austen Regrets).<BR/><BR/>Imelda Staunton played Charlotte Palmer in S&S '95. She also played in Cambridge bookwormanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149396697581709129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-90336891885049180952008-05-01T17:14:00.000-04:002008-05-01T17:14:00.000-04:00Well ok I don't think they were mentioned here, th...Well ok I don't think they were mentioned here, though they're pretty basic...<BR/>Simon Woods by one degree: he played Mr Bingley in P & P 05'<BR/>Simon Woods by 2 degrees: in Cranford he played with Greg Wise and Judi Dench who played Willoughby in S & S 95 and Lady Catherine in P & P 05, respectively.<BR/>i love making connections!<BR/>Greg Wise by 1 degree: as mentioned before, he played laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236509333436906036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-8353325195423971842008-05-01T17:11:00.000-04:002008-05-01T17:11:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tiajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09856655871324662691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-84908039417447519772008-05-01T13:56:00.000-04:002008-05-01T13:56:00.000-04:00I have six ! I have six ! Well, I wasn't sure how ...I have six ! I have six ! Well, I wasn't sure how to count so I counted the number of actors involved apart from the one in Cranford :<BR/><BR/>Francesca Annis played Katiusha in Onegin with Toby Stephens who played the infamous Kim Philby in Cambridge Spies costarring Anna-Louise Plowman who played Caroline Spalding in He Knew he Was Right with David Tennant who played Barty Crouch Jr. in Harry Sibyllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513087210724494785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-83002187322667335222008-05-01T11:50:00.000-04:002008-05-01T11:50:00.000-04:00Maggie Smith played lady gresham in Becoming Jane....Maggie Smith played lady gresham in Becoming Jane. (Why won't they let us edit comments?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-19194406522291654432008-05-01T11:37:00.000-04:002008-05-01T11:37:00.000-04:00Claudie Blakley played Charlotte Lucas in P&P 2005...Claudie Blakley played Charlotte Lucas in P&P 2005, so one degree of separation; and she played Mabel Nesbitt in Gosford Park. I loved her as Mabel and started to watch for her since then. She played the part with such pathos. Anyway, Gosford Park starred Maggie Smith, who played Lady Gresham, so two degrees of separation.<BR/><BR/>This is fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-72991138977235328812008-05-01T11:19:00.000-04:002008-05-01T11:19:00.000-04:00Oooh, fun! I love things like this..and I like to ...Oooh, fun! I love things like this..and I like to make them as long and random as possible, so bear with me. :)<BR/><BR/>1. Alex Etel was in The Water Horse with Ben Chaplin who was in The Truth About Cats and Dogs with Jeanine Garaofalo who was in Wet Hot American Summer with Paul Rudd who played Josh, the modern Mr. Knightly in Clueless.<BR/><BR/> or if that isn't Austeny enough:<BR/><BR/>2. Christina Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02421160159085953044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-55077512863458141382008-05-01T09:11:00.000-04:002008-05-01T09:11:00.000-04:00Yes, Dina. I shall make the change on the front pa...Yes, Dina. I shall make the change on the front page. Please place your comments here for all to enjoy!Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-20391731829028840722008-05-01T08:50:00.000-04:002008-05-01T08:50:00.000-04:00Are we to post them here? :)Are we to post them here? :)Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363922982973526678noreply@blogger.com