Jane Austen’s unfinished novel of the same name, saw Charlotte’s first love Sidney (Theo James) abandon her reluctantly in favour of an engagement with a former flame who had the means to save his family from ruin.
After the show was initially axed by ITV after its first season, a passionate fan campaign brought it back, courtesy of co-producer PBS Masterpiece and ITV-owned streaming service BritBox – but Divergent actor Theo opted to leave the show.
The opening of season two then killed off Sidney in rather mysterious circumstances, leaving Charlotte grieving – but handily open to new relationship prospects.
Enter smooth Colonel Lennox (Tom Weston-Jones) and Charlotte’s gruff new employer Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes), who have both – in very different ways – started to show their interest in Miss Heywood.
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