This is a three-part period drama BBC production based on the PD James novel of the same name, which is a sequel to Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

Elizabeth and Darcy, now six years married and with a son, are preparing for the lavish annual ball at their magnificent Pemberley home. The dramatic and unnerving events of the evening shatter the peace both of the Darcys and of Pemberley, and as the family becomes caught up in the ensuing murder investigation, a mysterious web of secrets and deceit will threaten all that the Darcys hold dear.