Northanger Abbey (2007 film)

Northanger Abbey
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Genre	Costume drama
Based on	Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Screenplay by	Andrew Davies
Directed by	Jon Jones
Starring	Felicity Jones JJ Feild Carey Mulligan
Narrated by	Geraldine James
Theme music composer	Charlie Mole
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Keith Thompson
Cinematography	Ciarán Tanham
Editor	Sue Wyatt
Running time	86 minutes
Production companies	Granada Productions WGBH Boston[1]
Budget	£2 million
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	25 March 2007 (2007-03-25)
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Northanger Abbey is a 2007 British television film adaptation of Jane Austen's 1817 novel of the same name. It was directed by British television director Jon Jones and the screenplay was written by Andrew Davies. Felicity Jones stars as the protagonist Catherine Morland and JJ Feild plays her love interest Henry Tilney.

The story unfolds as the teenaged Catherine is invited to Bath to accompany some family friends. There she finds herself the object of Henry Tilney's and John Thorpe's (William Beck) affections. When she is asked to stay at Northanger Abbey, Catherine's youthful and naive imagination takes hold and she begins to confuse real life with the Gothic romance of her favourite novels.

Northanger Abbey was one of three novels adapted for ITV's Jane Austen season. It was shot on location in Ireland from late August 2006 on a budget of £2 million. The drama was co-produced by Granada Productions and American studio WGBH Boston. Northanger Abbey premiered on 25 March 2007 in the United Kingdom and on 16 December 2007 in Canada. It was broadcast in the United States and Australia in 2008. The drama was viewed by 5.6 million people in the UK, making it the second most watched of the 2007 adaptations. Northanger Abbey garnered mostly positive reviews from television critics, with many praising the cast's performances.