Why does ITV have handsome male leads while the femals leads are so drab

Neither Catherine nor Fanny are supposed to be beautiful. Catherine is considered "almost pretty" and Fanny said to be pretty, but neither one a great looker. Henry Tilney is described like Catherine and said to be "very near handsome," I haven't seen either of the films yet, so can't comment on the sparks between the actors; but personally I think JJ Feilds isn't all that attractive from his pictures, although I do think Felicity Jones is quite cute. Edmund is considered well-looking and handsome, so the actor fits the part; as for Billie Piper, you might not consider her attractive, but she was on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list five times, so obviously other people do.

John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.

[deleted]

[deleted]

> And, sorry, but I cannot stand the lady who plays "Catherine Morland."

Neither can I. I'd always wondered what Miss Bingley meant when she said about Elizabeth Bennet that "her teeth are tolerable, I suppose", but now I know, because this Catherine had intolerable teeth! ;) But besides that, she seemed peevish, and when she was supposed to play sad, sounded like she was throwing a tantrum...
Good film, except for the leading actress, and the hurried ending!

Travis rock.

I think Felicity Jones is perfectly casted as Catherine. I don't think JJ Feild is that handsome either. He was very charming in the movie and I like his Henry very much. But 10x better looking than Felicity? Certainly not. I think Felicity is quite pretty as Catherine and I think her look match her character.

Neither characters were described in the book as extremely good-looking.

I think the biggest miscast is Catherine Walker instead. Her acting's fine, but, Eleanor is not that old. She looks like Henry elder sister instead of younger sister. She looks like in her 30s (which Catherine Walker really is).

I guess it's a matter of personal preference. I thought Felicity Jones was beautiful, and the more I saw her, the more I thought so. JJ Feilds, on the other hand, perfectly matched the book's description of Henry - "If not handsome, very near." At first I was kind of "Meh" about him - even if I found him very amusing, I couldn't say I found him terribly handsome. In the end, I was swooning away just like Catherine!

(As for Mansfield Park, Billie Piper took some getting used to. She has a very modern, sexy kind of beauty - not at all like the innocent Fanny Price I pictured.)
__________
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. - Bertha Calloway

Do you honestly feel that actresses like Felicity Jones, Carey Mulligan, Catherine Walker, and Sally Hawkins are unattractive? Please name some who you think are attractive.

I'm so tired of the same half-dozen lip-injected, anorexic female models who appear in most Hollywood movies, these fresh faces in U.K. productions are a welcome change.

i've seen persuasion & NA so far.
the male leads are clearly more accomplished actors than their leading ladies.
sally hawkins in persuasion was good, better than felicity jones in NA- although i think jones is gorgeous.
jmo.