Northanger Abbey (2007)

 Plot Summary:Catherine Morland is taken to Bath, England by the wealthy Mr. and Mrs. Allen and introduces her to Georgian society. There she meets the social-climbing Isabella and John Thorpe, the handsome Henry Tilney and elegant Eleanor Tilney. After making an impression on Henry and Eleanor's father, the Tilneys invite her to their country mansion, Northanger Abbey. Catherine falls in love with Henry but realizes that love can be fickle and that money - and not just love - is an important consideration in the marriage business. The story is based on Jane Austen's novel of the same name, "Northanger Abbey."

Script: Andrew Davies
Directed by: Jon Jones
Produced for: ITV
Release Date: UK on ITV - March 2007; USA on PBS - January 20, 2008
Filming: Ireland
Length: Approximately 90 minutes
Costume Designer: Grania Preston
Make up Designer: Muriel Bell
Composer: Charlie Mole
Executive Producer: Andy Harries
Executive Producer for WCBH: Rebecca Eaton

Cast:

  
Felicity Jones as Catherine Morland


JJ Feild as Rev. Henry Tilney 

 
Carey Mulligan as Isabella Thorpe
 
Catherine Walker as Eleanor Tilney

Sylvestra Le Touzel as Mrs. Allen

 
Desmond Barrit as Mr. Allen

Hugh O'Conor as James Morland

 
Liam Cunningham as General Tilney

 
William Beck as John Thorpe

 
Gerry O'Brien as Reverend Morland

 
Julia Dearden as Mrs. Morland

 
Mark Dymond as Captain Frederick Tilney

Bernadette McKenna as Mrs. Thorpe


Shauna Taylor as Maria Thorpe


Sophie Vavasseur as Anne Thorpe


Myles Breen as Mr. King


Ryan O’Connor as Edward


Geraldine James as Voice of Jane Austen

Anne Fitzpatrick as Opera Singer

Liam McMahon as Sedley
Michael Judd as Pastor
David Sheehan as Cheeky Man
Mal Whyte as Rude Man
Pauline Cadell as Maid

Gothic Villians 
David Brittain
Patrick Ryan

The Morland Children
Alana Brennan
Ella Clifton
Edie Davis
James Cogan
Megan McDughlin
Charlie O’Reilly
Cian Porteous

Quotes:

• "Now I must give you one smirk, then we can be rational again." - Henry Tilney

Links of Intrest:

• IMDb's Northanger Abbey page
• Masterpiece Theatre's Page
• Buy DVD at Amazon.com
• Buy DVD at PBS.org
• Costume Trivia
• Solitary Elegance - dedicated to news of the new Northanger Abbey adaptation, they even have a delicious cast site.

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