The Pursuit Of Love
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2021
- 3 episodes (1 series)
A comedy drama adaptation of Nancy Mitford's celebrated 1945 novel. Also features Lily James, Emily Beecham, Dominic West, Assaad Bouab, Dolly Wells and more.
Streaming rank this week: 3,148
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Review: Pursuit Of Love scattered with endless faults
I never thought I'd be thanking Marc Bolan for rescuing my Sunday night viewing. But that's what happened last weekend. I was dangerously close to hitting the urgent exit required button on BBC1's latest period drama, when Fleabag's hot priest Andrew Scott burst onto the screen dancing to T. Rex's overlooked classic Dandy In The Underworld.
Ian Hyland, The Mirror, 13th May 2021Is it time to end our Mitford obsession?
As Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit Of Love appears on BBC One, two writers consider the legacy of the original novel - and the family that produced it.
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett and Charlotte Lydia Riley, The New Statesman, 11th May 2021The Pursuit Of Love review - absolutely glorious
Emily Mortimer's immaculate adaptation of Nancy Mitford's bestseller about the madcap Radlett family is an instant classic. What a magnificent treat to tuck into.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 10th May 2021The Pursuit Of Love, BBC One review
Nancy Mitford novel makes a smashing small screen transfer.
Matt Wolf, The Arts Desk, 10th May 2021The Pursuit Of Love wins nearly 5 million viewers
But, critics including actress Tracy-Ann Oberman criticised the production as glorifying the Mitford family's association with fascism.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 10th May 2021The Pursuit Of Love: your new binge-worthy drama
Adapted and directed by actor Emily Mortimer, the three-part series stays faithful to the original (and iconic) 1945 romantic novel.
Hanna Woodside, Cosmopolitan, 10th May 2021The Pursuit Of Love is bold, barmy and never boring
Her adaptation of Nancy Mitford's novel features subtitles, freeze-frames and loud blasts of T Rex.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 10th May 2021Is the BBC cashing in on Bridgerton's sex appeal?
The Nancy Mitford adaptation was ground zero for that Dominic West-Lily James rumour. The Pursuit Of Love's promises a costume drama full of sex and scandal, but how does it compare to Netflix's hit period drama?
Alice Kemp-Habib, GQ, 9th May 2021The Pursuit Of Love review
Lily James pouts, struts and grumbles in this post-Bridgerton period bonkbuster.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 9th May 2021The Pursuit Of Love, BBC1, review
A gleefully satirical snapshot of growing up and teenage friendship.
Gwendolyn Smith, i Newspaper, 9th May 2021