[georgiegirl]

David Rintoul who was Darcy in the 1980 BBC Series, was more like Jane Austin's Mr. Darcy. I could not see Firth in that role after seeing Rintoul. Firth lacked that artistocratic hautuer that was the essence of Austin's Darcy and propelled the plot in the novel. (BTW, Austin's Darcy never jumped in the lake!)

[1_Rain_Drop]

I love this version of P&P! My favorite. I have all versions.
David Rintoul was superb as Darcy. Superb.
Love that scene with the dog coming around the bushes and when Darcy walks away in that field.
It took me a while to get used to Colin Firth as Darcy. He seemed too frumpy to be Darcy. After a while, I got used to him. He brought something else to the character.

[Trumplican]

“David Rintoul”

I will have to look for the 1980 BBC series.

“BTW, Austin’s Darcy never jumped in the lake!”

We know, but we got to see Darcy’s nipples and he was all wet and cute when he ran into Elizabeth. Haha.