He is seen by many as a quintessential English character immortalised by Colin Firth on the screen.
But actor Jack Lowden, who grew up in the Borders, has revealed he tried to convince the makers of the new version of Pride and Prejudice to let him play Mr Darcy as a Scotsman.
The Slow Horses star had wanted to use his own accent in the role of the romantic hero from Jane Austen’s novel in the upcoming Netflix adaptation.
Lowden, 35, said he thought the move could have been possible because the book does not specify the character’s accent or appearance.
But the production team refused.
