Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens to play Mr. Darcy in new BBC TV Adaptation of 'Death Comes To Pemberley'?
Rumor has it that Downton Abbey 's Dan Stevens ( Matthew Crawley , son of Penelope Wilton character Isobel Crawley ) is a favorite to play Mr. Darcy in a new BBC adaptation of P.D. James ' Death Comes to Pemberley , according to UK's Daily Mail ( <---Spoiler alert: Do not click on the link, it includes a big spoiler on Matthew Crawley 's fate on Downton 's Season 3 finale episode ! Read this spoiler-free article: Will Dan move from Downton to Pemberley? via UK's The Independent ). UPDATE: BBCOne Commissioned PD James' book Death Comes to Pemberley BBC1 has commissioned a new 13-part drama series for Saturday nights produced by the creators of Merlin and an adaptation of PD James’ book, Death Comes to Pemberley. Death Comes to Pemberley is written by Juliette Towhidi (Calendar Girls) and is being made by Origin Pictures. P.D. James ' sequel, Death Comes to Pemberley , reintroduces Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet six years after t...