Our 2nd day of HNA Christmas brings us to Hallmark's Christmas at Pemberley Manor! Jessica Lowndes plays Elizabeth Bennett and Mark Rady is Mr. William Darcy, himself. Don't be fooled, though, people... The actual congruence to anything Jane Austin-related here is completely non-existent. If you were hoping for a nice period piece, prepare for disappointment as you drive up to Pemberley "Manor" which is really just a big house in Lambden, CT. Darcy is a rich NYC business guy who has divorced himself from the whimsy of Christmas due to painful family memories and Elizabeth is an event planner who is getting her first step out from behind the curtain to plan the Lambden town Christmas festival, thanks to her old friend (zoned) George. Liz has to convince Darcy to let her use Pemberley Manor to host it when the town water main breaks leaving the square useless. That never happens in these movies (ahem, When Sparks Fly #Markleseason)! It's not the joy of Christmas, but his own company's reputation that convinces Darcy to let Liz have run of Pemberley for the week, so that's cool, and Liz puts on a festival that is both tasteful and kitchy... Her boss Caroline, however, is none too pleased with the level of elegance nor how close Liz seems to be getting to Darcy. There's some other stuff about George, two assistants falling in love and a weird Santa-like groundskeeper who saves the day. But he's totally par for the course if you watch these movies. Oh, and Liz and Darcy fall in love. OK, that's it! Go listen! https://anchor.fm