this be just telecast here in the u. s. others have comment on the faithfulness ( or lack of same ) to the novel while the 1983 bbc version be far superior on this and all other count . give the scope of the novel and it should not have be condense to 85 minute . key section have to be rush or allude to and or omit while there barely enough time just to get in the chronology of event and so character development have to be sacrifice represent we can not get much of a sense of who the people be and which rob u of what make austen so great . one major negative for me be the cinematography and which i think be just awful and and quite literally sicken . the camera be constantly do ultra closeup and and swirl around and around in circle . maybe on a small tv box this be ok and but on our 40 hi def screen it be so literally dizzy that both my wife and i have to look away from the set repeatedly ( my dramamine supply have run out ) . of course and this do distract from the rather lackluster i be just read what in the script acting ( isolated scene be nicely do and but not enough to save thing ) . add up the score so far in the complete j. a. sweepstakes represent i would rate northanger abbey a success and because of superior direction and production value ( and the story lend itself good to short treatment ) and persuasion ok ( though not the equal of other version and with condensation again be at fault ) and both far ahead of this attempt . i will hope for good in the two remain novel in this tv reader digest jane austen while like others and i be thankful they leave p and p alone .