Bleak House. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the 1853 book
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Bleak House
Charles Dickens, 1853
TV series vs book
Justin Chadwick, Susanna White, 2005

The longstanding estate battle of Jarndyce v Jarndyce hangs over the heads of many conflicting heirs, confused by multiple wills. Honoria, Lady Dedlock, the wife of the imperious baronet Sir Leicester, is also a possible beneficiary of the estate. Esther and the young doctor Allan Woodcourt are attracted to each other, but Esther feels unworthy and Allan accepts a commission as a navy physician.


Death Comes to Pemberley. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 2011 book
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Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, 2011
TV series vs book
Daniel Percival, 2013

It is June 1803, six years after the marriage of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet, as recounted in Pride and Prejudice. One evening, George Wickham and his wife Lydia are travelling by carriage to Pemberly for a ball with Captain Denny. Wickham and Denny have an argument, and leave the carriage in anger. The two men disappear into the woodland, where Lydia hears two gunshots.


Death Comes to Pemberley. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 1813 book, Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, 1813
TV series vs book
Daniel Percival, 2013

On June 1803, six years after the marriage of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet, as told in Pride and Prejudice, George Wickham and his wife Lydia are on their way to Pemberly for a ball with Captain Denny in a carriage. An argument breaks out between Wickham and Denny, causing them to exit the carriage in anger. The two men vanish into the woods, and Lydia hears two gunshots.


Becoming Jane. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Becoming Jane Austen
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Becoming Jane Austen
Jon Spence, 2003
movie vs book
Julian Jarrold, 2007

Jane Austen is a younger daughter of the Reverend George Austen and his wife, who have yet to find a suitable husband for Jane. She aspires to be a writer, to the dismay of her mother and proud delight of her father. Thomas Lefroy is a promising lawyer with a bad reputation, which he describes as typical for people in the profession, and is sent to live in the country by his uncle to calm him down.


The Night Watch. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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The Night Watch
Sarah Waters, 2006
movie vs book
Richard Laxton, 2011

The Night Watch takes place in 1940s London and revolves around four young individuals whose lives are intertwined by their experiences during the war. Against the backdrop of a society where sexual morality and social conventions are being challenged, Kay, Helen, Viv, and Duncan enjoy a newfound sense of liberation.