EF Benson
- English
- Writer and author
Press clippings
"She always follows the latest fashions - we can only hope that one day she catches up to them ..." Miranda Richardson and Anna Chancellor are more than a match for each other as Lucia and Mapp in this delicous, acid-tongued adaptation of EF Benson's 1930s cut-throat world of garden fetes from Steve "League of Gentlemen" Pemberton.
Richard Vine, The Guardian, 24th December 2014A Steve Pemberton-scripted adaptation of EF Benson's arch novels of small-town social snobbery. Mapp And Lucia may seem to have comedy gold written all over it, but in truth this opener takes too long to get going and, for all everyone involved seems to be having fun, at moments lacks pace and zing. Things improve, however, once busybody Elizabeth Mapp (Miranda Richardson) and regal Emmeline Lucas, AKA Lucia (Anna Chancellor), begin to battle in earnest to lead Tilling society. Continues tomorrow and New Year's Eve.
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 19th December 2014Miranda Richardson and Anna Chancellor star as Mapp And Lucia
Miranda Richardson and Anna Chancellor are to star in Mapp And Lucia, Steve Pemberton's BBC adaptation of the EF Benson stories.
British Comedy Guide, 1st May 2014Steve Pemberton to adapt EF Benson's Mapp And Lucia
Steve Pemberton is to adapt the Mapp And Lucia series of novels for a new BBC One comedy drama set in 1930.
British Comedy Guide, 28th February 2014