The Most Memorable Jane Austen Heartthrobs Over the Years: Colin Firth, More
usmagazine.comHe has 10,000 a year — and a smoldering gaze. There have been countless Jane Austen film and TV adaptations over the years, starring countless actors as the handsome men who steal the hearts of the books’ heroines.Fitzwilliam Darcy, arguably Austen’s most famous hero, made his debut in her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.
The first film adaptation of the classic novel premiered in 1940, but it would be another 50 years before Colin Firth broke hearts in what is arguably the most memorable Darcy performance of all time.The Oscar winner played the wealthy Englishman in the BBC’s 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice opposite Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet.
While the 327-minute series is very faithful to Austen’s novel, one of the most famous scenes is not in the novel: Darcy taking a swim in the pond at his residence, Pemberley.In 2013, U.K.
viewers voted the scene the most memorable scene in British TV history, surpassing iconic moments from Doctor Who, Downton Abbey and Sherlock.
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