Claim: Kate Beckinsale starred in an adaptation of a book by Stella Gibbons.
Evidence: She then appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , Cold Comfort Farm -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , Emma -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , and The Golden Bowl -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , in addition to various stage and radio productions.
Cold Comfort Farm is a 1995 British comedy film directed by John Schlesinger and produced by the BBC and Thames Television , an adaptation of Stella Gibbons ' 1932 book of the same name , the film stars Kate Beckinsale , Joanna Lumley , Ian McKellen and Rufus Sewell.