Overview
- All three episodes of the 2013 BBC three-part adaptation of P. D. James's Death Comes to Pemberley began streaming on Channel 4 on Sunday, July 19, 2026, prompting fresh coverage and viewing recommendations.
- The drama recasts Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice world as a Regency-era murder mystery without revealing plot outcomes, centering on events at the Darcys' Pemberley estate that lead to a courtroom storyline.
- The production is notable for a high-profile ensemble that includes Matthew Rhys and Anna Maxwell Martin as Darcy and Elizabeth, with Matthew Goode, Jenna Coleman and supporting turns from Eleanor Tomlinson, James Norton, Penelope Keith and Tom Ward.
- When it first aired at Christmas 2013 the three-part series drew nearly 8 million viewers and earned generally positive reviews for its tone and performances, and viewers continue to rate it highly on sites such as IMDb.
- Making the series available on Channel 4 gives period-drama audiences a ready way to rediscover the adaptation and could broaden interest in Austen spin-offs and crime-driven takes on classic literature.