London: Matthew Rhys is taking on the role of Jane Austin`s much-loved character Mr Darcy in an adaptation of PD James` `Death Comes To Pemberley`.
The book places the Pride and Prejudice characters Elizabeth Bennett, Fitzwilliam Darcy and George Wickham in a murder mystery.
Rhys told the BBC that he was aware there would be comparisons with Firth`s well-known performance in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
He further said that it is exciting that one of the challenges of a part such as Darcy are the comparisons that will be drawn to those who`ve institutionalized him in the past.
He added that the beauty of `Pemberley` is that it is an entirely new and different Darcy six years on.
ANI
First Published: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 08:50
