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An Eighteenth Century drama adapted from the novel by Jane Austen. Catherine Morland arrives at Northanger upon the invitation of Henry Tilney and discovers that the place is shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Read more

Starring	Peter Firth, Googie Withers, Robert Hardy, Katherine Schlesinger
Director	Giles Foster
Genres	Drama

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  Northanger Abbey
  
  A very strange adaptation of this Jane Austen novel. It is quite dark and gloomy and concentrates on the gothic rather than the characters who do not appear to ... read more »
  
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  - 25 Feb 2006 at 09:07
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  Painful
  
  This is the worst Jane Austen adaptation I have ever seen. It goes not do her book any credit! The people in it are horrible, Miss Moorland looks like she is in... read more »
  
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  - Mexborough, UK
  - 19 Aug 2008 at 16:24
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  I found this film to be very dated, with inappropriate music. It skipped out most of the original book and generally left me feeling confused as to what was ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  On paper, a BBC adaptation of a Jane Austen novel should be at the least watchable. This dated, miscast and disjointed adaptation not only fails to live up to ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Bringing back memories of old.
  
  Oh this is so ancient looking now, I remember seeing this when I was only nine and I thought it was very dramtically done, but now it really makes me howl with ... read more »
  
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- - Kat W
  - East Yorkshire, England
  - 18 Apr 2008 at 12:03
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  Misguided and Mistaken
  
  Perhaps you've already seen the various BBC 70/80s versions of P&P, S&S, Persuasion, Emma - so you have a certain expectation of what's involved... read more »
  
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  - 23 Aug 2007 at 12:15
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  Very odd
  
  Hugely disappointing. Hard to get any connection with the characters - at least in part because of the appalling intrusive music (moody electric guitar in a ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester, UK
  - 26 Feb 2007 at 18:57
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  Bad advert for Jane Austen
  
  Sorry but this just did not work. It looked bad - to much soft focus and cheap unconvincing sets. The actors LOOKED unconvincing too ( and Googie Withers is ... read more »
  
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- - Gerry
  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 18 Feb 2007 at 22:38
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  How could this be wrong !
  
  Dreadful 1980's film. Feels like a bad pop video/porn movie. Absolutely dreadful for BBC.
  
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  - Lancashire
  - 03 Feb 2007 at 22:33
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  Rubbish
  
  This was appalling - worst Jane Austen adaptation I've ever seen (even worse than the film version of Mansfield Park and that's saying something). Lots... read more »
  
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  - 21 Dec 2006 at 23:25
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  Disjointed
  
  Not at all what I expected. A series of bizarre 'flashbacks' evoked by Catherine's reading of Gothic novels does nothing to enhance the story. For ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Oct 2006 at 12:55
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  Northanger Abbey
  
  A very strange adaptation of this Jane Austen novel. It is quite dark and gloomy and concentrates on the gothic rather than the characters who do not appear to ... read more »
  
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  - 25 Feb 2006 at 09:07
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  Badly handled!
  
  Northanger Abbey was always going to be the hardest Jane Austen to adapt but even so, this adaptation is, well, a bit dodgy. The actress playing Catherine ... read more »
  
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  Moderate to poor
  
  This probably wouldn't have seemed quite so mediocre if there hadn't been so many really excellent TV series and films of Jane Austen books in recent ... read more »
  
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  - 12 Nov 2005 at 17:25
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  Bad advert for Jane Austen
  
  Sorry but this just did not work. It looked bad - to much soft focus and cheap unconvincing sets. The actors LOOKED unconvincing too ( and Googie Withers is ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Feb 2007 at 22:38
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  Huh?
  
  The wierdest Jane Austen adaptation ive ever seen.
  
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  - Norwich, England
  - 22 Oct 2006 at 09:56
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  Not the best adaptation but watchable
  
  You can't really go wrong with Jane Austin or can you? This film was OK but was marred by the Hammer Horror style music throughout. That aside, this would... read more »
  
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  - 08 Nov 2005 at 15:48
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  Northanger Abbey
  
  Well, this is a sorry attempt at creating a period drama. It lacks good acting and the story is not only lame but also childish. Not exactly a good watch. Don&#... read more »
  
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  - 18 Jan 2006 at 21:25
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  JANE AUSTIN wouldn't believe it
  
  I think the cast in the movie was absolutely not good, Cathrine herself is rather like out of space, nothing like the book. I hope somebody will make it a ... read more »
  
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  - 03 Feb 2006 at 21:44
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  Mills and Boon Meets Hammer Horror
  
  Northanger Abbey is a difficult novel to adapt; it is by far Jane Austen's least popular and immature work. This adaptation is not done well; the 80s music ... read more »
  
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- - M Proctor
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  - 13 Mar 2006 at 11:46
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  OK
  
  NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS THE MORE RECENT JANE AUSTEN FILMS, BUT OK IF YOU ENJOYED THE BOOK, ALTHOUGH A LOT HAS BEEN MISSED OUT.
  
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  - 15 May 2006 at 19:30

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