Netflix add sex scenes to racy TV remake of classic novel in huge change to story

The Sun

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NETFLIX'S adaptation of Pride And Prejudice is already shaping up to be unconventional – and now I can reveal it's getting an extra injection of steam.
The streamer's version of the Jane Austen novel — which has non-binary actress Emma Corrin leading the cast — has controversially left out the iconic wet-shirt moment made famous by Colin Firth in the 1995 BBC version but it has made up for it with something much raunchier.
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They will give us the sauciest scene ever featured in one of the book's many adaptations, and it stars hot young actors Rhea Norwood and Louis Partridge getting seriously amorous.
A TV insider said: 'As regency dramas go, it's about as racy as things tend to get, and certainly much more heated than anything we've seen in any other Pride And Prejudice.
'Netflix is proud this is an authentic retelling of the story, so there's still a lot that's suggested rather than seen. But at the same time, they're retelling it for a new generation.
Sexy sensibility
'Pride And Prejudice seems to get remade every ten or 20 years, but it always draws on the original story with a few extras in there.'
As well as the 1995 TV version starring Firth, there was the 2005 movie starring Matthew Macfayden and Keira Knightley, which put its own spin on the story.
In the Netflix one, Rhea plays Lydia Bennet, bringing a sexy sensibility that will not surprise anyone who saw her playing siren Sally Bowles in the West End show, Cabaret.
She's the love interest of George Wickham, played by Louis, who's also tackled some racy roles in his time, including as punk legend Sid Vicious in the FX mini-series Pistol.
He also happens to be dating singer Olivia Rodrigo. . . so she may need to avert her eyes when this scene appears on screen.
THAT'S THE SPIRIT, GWENDOLINE
GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE returns to Wednesday to haunt Jenna Ortega in the next thrilling part of the Netflix series.
She's back from beyond the grave as Principal Weems, declaring she is Wednesday's new spirit guide.
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And it looks like Wednesday will need all the help she can get.
She warns: 'We don't solve anything in this family with words, we do it with deeds.'
Further teasers show dark spell battle, grisly goblin fights and a string of menacing moments.
Joanna Lumley stars as Grandma Frump among other guests.
Part two lands on Netflix on September 2 after rave reviews for the first.
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SEAN TO DIET? NOTT AGAIN!
AS an actor who is fed up of playing characters who die prematurely, Sean Bean does pick surprising roles.
Soon he will be appearing in the new ten-part Robin Hood series as the Sheriff of Nottingham – a character who traditionally meets a grisly end at the hands of the heroic outlaw.
Debuting later this year on MGM+ the show sees Sean play the villain opposite Australian actor Jack Patten as Robin Hood.
Sean's roles usually follow this path. In his last BBC One drama, This City Is Ours, he played a gangster who was murdered early in the series.
Before that, he's taken on characters who've been hanged, shot with arrows, beheaded and even pushed off a cliff by marauding cows.
I think Sean should embrace his reputation and next go for the holy trinity of Rasputin, JFK and Julius Caesar as his next roles.
NEW TV BRINGS THE LOLS
GET ready to giggle as Channel 4 has unleashed a raft of comedy commissions.
Break Clause stars Samuel Bottomley and Lara Ricote as a couple forced to navigate their break-up while stuck living in the same flat.
Bridgerton star Charithra Chandran leads the cast of Schooled, a 'comedic love letter to teachers and school support staff'.
And comic Josh Pugh has written and stars in Stepping Up, about a man trying to prove his worth as a stepdad.
Pigeon is another flatshare comedy from Katy Wix and Adam Drake, about city girl Kathryn when she is forced to move back home to Wales.
Katy said: 'I've wanted to make this show for so long. I can't wait to bring the characters to the screen.'
All four are filming now.
ALL THE WEST, JOSIE
THIS Morning's Josie Gibson is following in the footsteps of her best pal, Alison Hammond – with her very own travel series.
I can reveal she's starring in a show for ITV called Josie's Taste Of The West Country.
In this new show, Gloucestershire gal Josie will head back to her old 'hood. The channel also recently announced that she was fronting a new series called Josie Gibson's Big Country Build and they see her as one of their rising stars.
The new series is made by Rock Oyster Media, which is the same production company who gave us Alison's Florida Unpacked BBC Two series as well as Gary Barlow 's Wine Tours in South Africa and Australia for ITV.
As lovely-sounding as it is, by comparison, Josie might feel she's got the shorter end of the stick going to the West Country.
PARAMOUNT+ has confirmed that the crime thriller Mayor Of Kingstown will return for a fourth series on October 26.
In the new season, central character Mike, played by Jeremy Renner sees his control over Kingstown threatened, which forces him to tackle a mob war.