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Emily Beecham as Fanny and Lily James as Linda (Theodora Films Limited & Moonage Pictures Limited/Robert Viglasky/PA)
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Emily Mortimer has joked that Nancy Mitford would be “turning in her grave” if she was to see her adaptation of the author’s 1945 novel The Pursuit Of Love.
Mortimer has written and directed the three-part series, which is set in Europe between the First and Second World Wars and follows the romantic adventures of Linda Radlett, played by Lily James.
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Lily James and Emily Beecham lead the cast of The Pursuit Of Love.
Battling through the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns has left many of us feeling desperate to escape, see the world, and have new experiences.
This is why actress Lily James, 32, believes her latest project, The Pursuit Of Love – about two best friends keen to discover who they are and live life to the full – will particularly resonate with people right now. This will be a wonderful show for people to watch, because it’s such a celebration of life, elaborates the Surrey-born star, famous for Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! and Cinderella.
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Lily James is one of the most in-demand actresses of the moment. While she starred in Netflix s glittering adaptation of Daphne du Maurier s
Rebecca last year, playing the nameless ingenue the second Mrs de Winter, her next role as Linda Radlett in the BBC s adaptation of Nancy Mitford s
The Pursuit of Love is entirely different.
As she told the BBC: She is a wonderful character: free-spirited, passionate, impulsive, fiery, frustrating, selfish and a brilliant human-being.
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Emily Mortimer s upcoming BBC adaptation of
The Pursuit of Love – perhaps Nancy Mitford s best-known novel – is shaping up to be quite the treat for period drama fans. The first trailer was released on 23 April, with an accompanying synopsis reading: Written and directed by Emily Mortimer,
The Pursuit of Love is a romantic comedy-drama about love and friendship. An adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s celebrated novel and set in Europe between the two World Wars, the story follows the adventures and misadventures of the charismatic and fearless Linda Radle