3/9/20 - UKTV Drama - Delicious Mr Darcy
Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy voted TV’s ‘tastiest drama actor’ – and gets a lifesize cake makeover to celebrate 25 th anniversary of iconic portrayal
A life-sized cake of Mr Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in iconic BBC Pride and Prejudice mini- series, has been created to celebrate 25 years of the fan favouriteSix-foot sponge creation unveiled at Lyme Park’s lake which featured in the famous ‘lake scene’Colin Firth as Pride and Prejudice’s Mr Darcy has been voted the tastiest male drama character in the last 30 years, followed by Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe in Sharpe and Tom Hardy asHeathcliff in Wuthering HeightsThe cake was unveiled to celebrate Jane Austen Season on Drama and UKTV Play, which airs on Sundays from 6th – 20th September, featuring the TV series of Emma, Sense & Sensibility and Pride & Prejudice
A life-sized cake of the much-loved Mr Darcy character played by Colin Firth in the BBC mini-series of Pride and Prejudice, has been unveiled today in the 25 th anniversary year of the iconic drama to celebrate the launch Jane Austen Season on UKTV’s Drama channel.
The 6ft cake was unveiled to the public today at National Trust property Lyme Park in Cheshire – which was used as Mr Darcy’s home Pemberley in the mini-series and where the famous lake scene was filmed.
Colin Firth sparked ‘Darcymania’ in 1995 when he hit TV screens as Pride and Prejudice’s Mr Darcy; and new research reveals that his character is still as much of heartthrob today – with 79% of Brits confirming that he is the ‘tastiest’ male lead to appear in a British TV period drama in the last 30 years.
The research and life-sized cake were specially commissioned to celebrate the launch of Jane Austen Season, which airs on Drama on Sundays from 6 th September and is also available on free streaming service UKTV Play.
Read MoreA life-sized cake of Mr Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in iconic BBC Pride and Prejudice mini- series, has been created to celebrate 25 years of the fan favouriteSix-foot sponge creation unveiled at Lyme Park’s lake which featured in the famous ‘lake scene’Colin Firth as Pride and Prejudice’s Mr Darcy has been voted the tastiest male drama character in the last 30 years, followed by Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe in Sharpe and Tom Hardy asHeathcliff in Wuthering HeightsThe cake was unveiled to celebrate Jane Austen Season on Drama and UKTV Play, which airs on Sundays from 6th – 20th September, featuring the TV series of Emma, Sense & Sensibility and Pride & Prejudice
A life-sized cake of the much-loved Mr Darcy character played by Colin Firth in the BBC mini-series of Pride and Prejudice, has been unveiled today in the 25 th anniversary year of the iconic drama to celebrate the launch Jane Austen Season on UKTV’s Drama channel.
The 6ft cake was unveiled to the public today at National Trust property Lyme Park in Cheshire – which was used as Mr Darcy’s home Pemberley in the mini-series and where the famous lake scene was filmed.
Colin Firth sparked ‘Darcymania’ in 1995 when he hit TV screens as Pride and Prejudice’s Mr Darcy; and new research reveals that his character is still as much of heartthrob today – with 79% of Brits confirming that he is the ‘tastiest’ male lead to appear in a British TV period drama in the last 30 years.
The research and life-sized cake were specially commissioned to celebrate the launch of Jane Austen Season, which airs on Drama on Sundays from 6 th September and is also available on free streaming service UKTV Play.
EDITORIAL USE ONLY. A life-sized cake of Mr Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the TV mini-series of Pride and Prejudice, has been created by world-famous cake designer Michelle Wibowo in the 25th anniversary year of the iconic series to celebrate the launch of Jane Austen season on Drama, which airs on Sundays, 6th – 20th September.
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