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Poll: Which cancelled British period drama do you most want to return? Vote here!

1st March 20211st March 2021 Editor 15853 Views Home Fires, Indian Summers, Poldark, Sanditon

Oh, we do hate it when a TV series we love ends on a cliffhanger that’s never resolved!

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50 of Maggie Smith’s best quotes as the Dowager Countess in ‘Downton Abbey’

27th February 202127th February 2021 Editor 170245 Views Downton Abbey

The role of Lady Violet Crawley won Dame Maggie Smith three Emmys, her first non-ensemble Screen Actors Guild Award and

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5 of the best Queen Victoria performances

27th February 202127th February 2021 Editor 9215 Views Mrs Brown, Victoria

The reign of Queen Victoria has been fertile ground for drama on screen for a century now.

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New period dramas on Netflix in the US: What’s added in March 2021?

26th February 202126th February 2021 Editor 1466 Views Coven of Sisters, The Irregulars

Another month, another selection of new movies and TV series to watch on Netflix in the US!

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New on BritBox in the US: What’s added in March 2021?

26th February 202126th February 2021 Editor 682 Views Agatha Christie

Lots of great new British television shows are coming to BritBox in March!

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5 Top Must-know Tips While Downloading Movies Online for First-timers

26th February 202127th February 2021 Editor 86 Views

Streaming movies is a great delight, and people can’t get enough of it.

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8 of the best British period dramas set in the 1910s

25th February 202125th February 2021 Editor 28706 Views Downton Abbey, Howards End, Mr Selfridge, Parade's End, Peaky Blinders, Suffragette, Upstairs Downstairs

We continue our look back at the best British period dramas set in each decade of the 20th Century.

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Benedict Cumberbatch will star in new TV version of ‘The 39 Steps’

25th February 202125th February 2021 Editor 496 Views Sherlock Holmes, The 39 Steps

Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is leading the cast of a new The 39 Steps adaptation.

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‘Peaky Blinders’ and the evolution of gambling in the UK

25th February 202126th February 2021 Editor 104 Views

The critically acclaimed television series follows a family of Irish Traveller mobsters in Birmingham, England, in 1919.

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Netflix reveals trailer and start date for Sherlock Holmes series ‘The Irregulars’

24th February 202124th February 2021 Editor 938 Views Sherlock Holmes, The Irregulars

The first trailer has been released for The Irregulars.

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Poll: Which cancelled British period drama do you most want to return? Vote here!
News Polls 

Poll: Which cancelled British period drama do you most want to return? Vote here!

1st March 20211st March 2021 Editor
New period dramas on Netflix in the US: What’s added in March 2021?
News Streaming 

New period dramas on Netflix in the US: What’s added in March 2021?

26th February 202126th February 2021 Editor
New on BritBox in the US: What’s added in March 2021?
News Streaming 

New on BritBox in the US: What’s added in March 2021?

26th February 202126th February 2021 Editor
Benedict Cumberbatch will star in new TV version of ‘The 39 Steps’
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Benedict Cumberbatch will star in new TV version of ‘The 39 Steps’

25th February 202125th February 2021 Editor
Netflix reveals trailer and start date for Sherlock Holmes series ‘The Irregulars’
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Netflix reveals trailer and start date for Sherlock Holmes series ‘The Irregulars’

24th February 202124th February 2021 Editor
Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan starring in new rom-com set in 1914
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Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan starring in new rom-com set in 1914

23rd February 202123rd February 2021 Editor
‘Peaky Blinders’ creator writing new series about Birmingham’s early ’80s music scene
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‘Peaky Blinders’ creator writing new series about Birmingham’s early ’80s music scene

23rd February 202123rd February 2021 Editor
‘Sherlock’ creator is adapting M. R. James ghost story ‘The Mezzotint’ for BBC
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‘Sherlock’ creator is adapting M. R. James ghost story ‘The Mezzotint’ for BBC

23rd February 202124th February 2021 Editor
New on BritBox in the UK: What’s added in March 2021?
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New on BritBox in the UK: What’s added in March 2021?

23rd February 202126th February 2021 Editor
New period dramas on Amazon Prime Video in the US: What’s added in March 2021?
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New period dramas on Amazon Prime Video in the US: What’s added in March 2021?

23rd February 202123rd February 2021 Editor
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50 of Maggie Smith’s best quotes as the Dowager Countess in ‘Downton Abbey’
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50 of Maggie Smith’s best quotes as the Dowager Countess in ‘Downton Abbey’

27th February 202127th February 2021 Editor
5 of the best Queen Victoria performances
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5 of the best Queen Victoria performances

27th February 202127th February 2021 Editor
8 of the best British period dramas set in the 1910s
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8 of the best British period dramas set in the 1910s

25th February 202125th February 2021 Editor
52 new British period drama TV series to watch in 2021
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52 new British period drama TV series to watch in 2021

22nd February 202122nd February 2021 Editor
29 new British period drama movies to watch in 2021
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29 new British period drama movies to watch in 2021

18th February 202118th February 2021 Editor
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