BBC

Last night I had a friend over to watch a movie. A four-hour-long movie. It was an adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's book, North and South, done by the BBC in 2004. The plot is very reminiscent of Pride and Prejudice: strong feminine protagonist, misunderstood (by the female) male protagonist, male falls in love with female but female thinks he's lower than dirt. There was even a proposal scene right in the middle where she completely shoots him down. However, the setting was different. The plot takes place in industrial Victorian England, in a northern town called Milton. I absolutely adored all of the northern accents. They're similar to Scottish. Anyways, they get together in the end, during an absolutely adorable scene in a train station, but only after both the girl's parents die, her best friend succombs to consumption, and her fugitive brother escapes the country. But that train station scene is just so great!

I might have to go read the book now.

P.S. The guy in this movie has these absolutely smoldering good looks. So dang attractive.