Oh, I saw the cutest little Brit minishow on Netflix streaming last week, and it seems like it would be completely up some Buffistas alleys. (Not in a dirty way!)
It was called "Lost in Austen" and it starred Jemima Rooper; if anyone watched Hex, she played Thelma. I loved her character in that show, and she is just as charming in this. It was, IMHO, pretty charming and clever. Light and fun. I quite enjoyed it.
Here's her speaking of the miniseries to the Guardian:
I guess the best way to describe the programme is that it is about a modern-day, young woman living in London who is slightly obsessed with Pride and Prejudice. She loves the idea of the Georgian lifestyle - the etiquette and morals of it - and is very dissatisfied with her life. Her boyfriend is a bit crap, she's tired of the hustle and bustle of London life and people being rude on public transport - she is feeling a bit lost.
Then she thinks she is going mad because Elizabeth Bennet appears in her bathroom (I know it sounds strange, stay with me here) and she is shown through a door that leads her into this weird house that turns out to be the Bennets' home. She starts to meet all these people she has imagined vividly for years and realises she is in the beginning of the novel - and her presence is sending everything off kilter. Lizzie is not there to meet and fall in love with Darcy - Mr Bingley is paying Amanda a bit too much attention - so she is ruining the novel she loves most in the world. Does she go for Mr Darcy herself or is she keeping the way open for Lizzie? That's the big dilemma.