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The \u2018Austenmania\u2019 craze of the mid-90s kicked off with the BBC\u2019s production of \u2018Pride and Prejudice\u2019, which first aired on 24th September, 1995.\n\nNow primarily remembered for Colin Firth\u2019s \u2018wet shirt\u2019 scene, Andrew Davies\u2019s \u2018sexed up\u2019 adaptation also starred Firth\u2019s real-life squeeze Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet, and was the first serialisation of the novel to be filmed on location, with picturesque country estates providing a \u2018property porn\u2019 backdrop to the plot\u2019s central romance.\n\nIn this episode, the Retrospectors reveal how Firth later tried to distance himself from the fetishisation of his role as Mr Darcy; explain the part rat urine played in filming the iconic bathing scene; and discover how this sensationally popular miniseries sparked interest in erotic adaptations of Austen's work\u2026\n\nFurther Reading:\n\u2018Pride and Prejudice at 20: The scene that changed everything\u2019 (BBC Culture, 2015): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150922-pride-and-prejudice-at-20-the-scene-that-changed-everything\n\u2018Books, Bras and Bridget Jones: reading adaptations of Pride and Prejudice - by Olivia Murphy\u2019 (University of Sydney): https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/229392346.pdf\n\u2018The Lake Scene (Colin Firth Strips Off)\u2019 (BBC, 1995): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hasKmDr1yrA\n\nLove the show? Support us!\xa0\nJoin\xa0 \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode each SUNDAY\u2026\xa0\n\n\u2026 Plus, get weekly bonus bits, and unlock over 100 bits of extra content.\xa0\nJoin now with a free trial on Apple Podcasts or Patreon and support our show \u2764\ufe0f\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices