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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Olivia Petter

Anthony Bridgerton gets his Colin Firth moment in the new season... and we love it

LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX

Think of a period drama and a soaked-through white shirt might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But it will surely be the second.

How could it not be, when Colin Firth quite literally changed the nature of TV with his sodden shirt in the BBC’s six-part adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice?

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