Mr Ferrars
Columbia/Mirage film, 1995, starring Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson.
‘Not sure why you’re looking so happy, Hugh, the costume department seems to have mislaid your neck.‘
If JA were ever to write paranormal Choc Lit, which at this stage looks highly unlikely, she could do worse than start with Sense and Sensibility and that classic shape-shifter, Edward Ferrars.
Deep down, he’s never anything other than a fudge - yes, it’s ‘F’ for ‘Fudge’ as well as ’Ferrars’, Mrs Jennings. At first sight, he’s a perfect square in a top quality covering of 70% cocoa solids. As time goes by, however, he looks increasingly inferior and distinctly flaky.
But all’s well that ends well. He turns out to be a good egg after all - the chocolate sort, naturally.
And he’s always more appealing than his brother Robert, slimy lime cordial in a sickly white chocolate veneer, and sister Fanny, a hard toffee with a very bitter aftertaste…
But not quite as delicious as Colonel Brandon, vintage brandy hidden within a dark mysterious coating.
And what’s the verdict on Willoughby - delectable cream caramel at heart, or hollow shell?
