North & South (BBC version) Review

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If you're a fan of Pride and Prejudice, I highly recommend you check out North & South!!! Netflix kept recommending it to me because of my tendencies towards BBC romances. I've always been a die hard Jane Austen fan.

Originally I was a bit confused, because I'm familiar with North and South, the American Civil War miniseries. I couldn't figure out why Netflix kept saying I should try North & South because of my previous interest in movies like Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. I never read the synopsis for movies, because I hate ruining the plot. I added it to my watch instantly queue and gave it a go.

Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised! North & South consists of 4 "episodes" which tell the tale of Margaret Hale (played by Daniela Denby-Ashe) and John Thornton (played by the spectacular and oh-so-gorgeous Richard Armitage). After being uprooted from her home, Margaret and her family settle down up north in Milton, an industrial city known for its production of cotton. Margaret meets Mr. Thornton, a tough cotton mill owner, under less that desirable circumstances and takes an immediate dislike to the man.

The story from there follows Margaret's efforts to feel at home in a foreign and unhappy place. She misses her life in the south, her home which she often called 'paradise' and London, where she spent so much time with her beloved cousin and friends. You watch as she gains new friends, learns about herself and the realities of life, and undergoes great joys and tragedies.

If you love romantic movies and BBC, you have to check out North & South! Not to sound obsessive, but I bought the movie the same day I saw it on Netflix watch instantly, and have watched it at least a hundred times since! I know the movie by heart, and even made an epic search of tracking down the soundtrack (which was never released). I can watch it again and again! I've even bought the book the movie is based on, which I plan to read very soon!!!