Downton star Stevens may take on Darcy role

Dan Stevens may be set to play Mr Darcy in a new BBC adaptation of 'Death Comes to Pemberley'.

The former 'Downton Abbey' actor is favourite to take on the role of Jane Austin's 'Pride & Prejudice' hero - who has previously been played by Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen - in the drama, which is based on a 2011 P.D. James murder story taking place six years into Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet's marriage.