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Northanger Abbey adapted by Andrew Davies was excellent. I was hanging on every word- he put the real people back in. It made me want to read the book again and see what I had missed; that is the best part of a good JA adaptation. Imagine- a young girl shown in bed, post deflowering, in a Jane Austen movie! I think the actions and games played between the young people were very relatable to kids today- the salacious glances, the stacking of one's claim, the jockeying for a better position in society... There were still the manners and chaperones, but somehow the story got through.