It has been hailed as the new Pride And Prejudice and, like Jane Austen s masterpiece, period drama Bridgerton is full of romance, scandal, clever heroines and dashing young men.
But the lavish Netflix show, based on Julia Quinn s novels and available to watch from Christmas Day, is much sexier. Nicole Lampert compares the two.
SISTERS DESIRING A SUITABLE SUITOR
The aristocrats in Bridgerton would look down on Elizabeth Bennet. Pride And Prejudice was about the Bennet sisters and their need to find a suitable match , especially as there was no son to inherit their father s small fortune. Bridgerton is also about finding the right marriage for a young lady, but on a much grander scale.