![]() ![]() Mansfield Park was Austen’s third novel, following Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. Radio 4 is pulling the production out of the station archives to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the classic novel’s publication, and also probably just to make a lot of fans around the world very happy. But, not to worry – the radio version is about to get a special repeat broadcast. ![]() And since it’s highly likely that you had no idea who either of these gentlemen were at the time, you probably missed out on it. Way back in 2003, before either of these actors had ever played the Doctor or the consulting detective, the pair was cast in a BBC Radio Four production of Jane Austen’s classic Mansfield Park. Luckily, that wasn’t so true a few years ago. Sadly, the schedules of both these stars are so crowded now that seeing them perform in, well, anything together any time in the even vaguely foreseeable future seems like a pretty big pipe dream. ![]() David Tennant (as Ten) and Benedict Cumberbatch (as Sherlock) - an Anglophile's Dream Team? (Photos: BBC)The potential combination of Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Doctor Who’s David Tennant would be high on any Anglophile’s wishlist – for virtually any kind of production, whether it was a children’s cartoon, a BBC period drama or a Shakespeare play. ![]()
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