Join ITV3 as it steps behind the scenes into the world of Jane Austen, in Lost in Austen Behind the scenes.

With access all areas to stars including Jemima Rooper (Amanda Price), Alex Kingston (Mrs Bennet), Hugh Bonnevillle (Mr Bennet) and Lindsay Duncan (Lady Catherine De Bourgh), viewers will exclusively see how the cast were transported back in time to the 19th Century.

“This was such a joy to read,” says Jemima Rooper, “the more I read, the more I kept thinking, this is my part, this is my part, I must get this, which is terrifying when you’re auditioning for it, but I just absolutely fell in love with it, which I think everyone, unanimously on this whole job, would agree with, it’s a beautiful script.”

Throughout last autumn Daisybeck Productions spent weeks on location in North Yorkshire in the grounds of Harewood House, Bramham Park and Weston Park. Wherever the ITV1 film crew set up camp, their cameras followed to capture the highlights of Lost in Austen.

On a crisp morning in October, the team filmed the classic moment when Mr Darcy, played by Elliot Cowan, wades out of the lake, but this time towards Amanda Price. “I realised what an interesting, deep and conflicted character he was on some levels, “ says Elliot, “and I wanted to try and get my teeth into some of that in a new way.”

When the behind the scenes crew visited Bramham Park, the ballroom was lit with candles as the extras danced and the musicians played. With the make up artists and costume designers on set since half past five that morning, and the filming crew who are working to a tight schedule, Hugh Bonneville who plays Mr Bennet says:

“It’s a lot more complicated logistically to shoot a period piece. I love all forms of visual entertainment, so long as the scripts are good and this one is.”

During the programme we also catch up with the production designer, Michael Pickwoad, who reveals how he transformed a derelict country house into the Bennet’s family home with a small budget and a good deal of imagination and we meet the armourer who taught Guy Henry (Mr Collins) to shoot an antique shotgun.

Lost in Austen Behind the Scenes is a Daisybeck Production for ITV3 produced by Cathy Parnell.