Masterpiece Theatre

In one of Austen’s most complex plots, Billie Piper (Doctor Who, The Ruby in the Smoke) stars as Fanny Price, who goes to live with prosperous relatives at Mansfield Park. Fanny navigates a labyrinth of intrigues and affairs among the occupants of the house, while her cousin Edmund Bertram (Blake Ritson, Inspector Lynley Mysteries) remains her stalwart confidant. Also starring Jemma Redgrave (Bramwell) as Fanny’s observant aunt.

The family holiday of a lifetime touring Europe becomes a desperate quest for Douglas to save his marriage. First stop: Paris. Can he win Connie back in the City of Love?

It’s Amsterdam next, but just as the Petersens finally get into the holiday spirit, an explosive fight at breakfast looks like it might be the end of the line for their trip.

As Douglas scours the streets of Venice for Albie, Connie does some detective work of her own. But as Douglas gets more desperate, things spiral out of control in the Italian heat.

Now that he’s found Albie, will Douglas’s dogged determination to keep his family together be enough to win his son back, and change Connie’s feelings?