Sanditon, the period drama based on an unfinished novel by Jane Austen, is back for a third series. But despite some rave reviews, not all Austen-heads are happy. UCL’s Professor John Mullan, Austen expert and author of What Matters In Austen, gave us his reaction to the latest instalment: “Cripes!”
The TV adaptation – which has been running since 2019 – has now exhausted most of the source material, so showrunner Andrew Davies has developed original storylines to carry on the Austen universe or “Austen-verse”.
