I think I've seen that actress in some other BBC adaptation, maybe a Dickens. I think she was good in it, but not especially pretty, no. I could see her as Anne Elliot as a stretch, maybe, but not Lizzie. I might end up watching out of curiosity as I am a Regency slut and will often take anything.
Incidentally, did you ever see the Persuasion from 1995 with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds? They both seemed unattractive at the start to me, but grew on me by the end to where I thought they were just perfect. They gave her a very subtle makeover (just some blush and bangs by the end) and he just opened up a little. That one's still in my top 3 Austens ever!
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Incidentally, did you ever see the Persuasion from 1995 with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds? They both seemed unattractive at the start to me, but grew on me by the end to where I thought they were just perfect. They gave her a very subtle makeover (just some blush and bangs by the end) and he just opened up a little. That one's still in my top 3 Austens ever!