Giles, is that you?

Shot from an article about the latest TV production of Jane Austen's Persuasion, in which Anthony Stewart Head, late of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, plays the vain, proud Sir Walter Elliot. For the full post on Austenblog (and a link to a PDF of the article), click here.

For my money, it's hard to envision anyone but the incomparable Amanda Root as Anne Elliot, but we shall see how this goes. Alas, I'm not too fond of the ladies' hairstyles—a bit too severe, even with the softening curls around the face.