Merlin Archives - British Period Dramas

45 new British period drama movies you need to go see in 2022

20th May 202220th May 2022 Editor 641 Views A Special Relationship, Against the Ice, Benediction, Burial, Catherine Called Birdy, Death on the Nile, Downton Abbey, Emily, Empire of Light, Enola Holmes, Enys Men, Everest, Fantastic Beasts, Firebrand, Instrumental, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Lee, Let Me Count The Ways, Medieval, Merlin, Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Mr Malcolm's List, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Munich The Edge of War, My Name is Leon, My Policeman, Nell Gwynn, Operation Mincemeat, Persuasion, Peter Pan and Wendy, Save the Cinema, See How They Run, Shackleton, Spamalot, The Duke, The Last Kingdom, The Railway Children Return, The Three Musketeers, The Wonder, War Magician, White Bird, Wolves of War, Women in the Castle

2022 is looking like another exciting year for British period drama fans.

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26 great British period drama box sets to watch on BBC iPlayer right now

11th April 202211th April 2022 Editor 73004 Views A Suitable Boy, A Very British Scandal, A Very English Scandal, Around the World in Eighty Days, Ashes to Ashes, Atlantis, Call the Midwife, Effie Gray, Father Brown, Gentleman Jack, Life on Mars, Merlin, Mrs America, Our World War, Paris Police 1900, Peaky Blinders, Ridley Road, Small Axe, The Luminaries, The Mezzotint, The Musketeers, The North Water, The Pursuit of Love, Vienna Blood, Wolf Hall

There’s currently a wonderful selection of British period drama series on BBC iPlayer.

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10 wonderful period dramas to curl up by the fire with this winter

2nd January 20222nd January 2022 Editor 36759 Views Bleak House, Call the Midwife, Doctor Zhivago, Merlin, Pride and Prejudice, Shadowlands, The Crown, Upstairs Downstairs, Victoria

When the snow is falling and the temperature’s dropping, is there any better time to tuck into a great TV

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Disney orders new ‘Merlin’ movie based on T.A. Barron’s novels

20th October 202120th October 2021 Editor 294 Views King Arthur, Merlin

T.A. Barron’s Merlin Saga is being brought to the big screen by Disney!

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‘Cursed’ first look: 5 pics from Netflix’s new King Arthur drama series

23rd May 202022nd June 2020 Editor 2357 Views Cursed, Merlin

Netflix has released the first set of promotional photos for Cursed.

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The best ever British fantasy period drama TV series revealed – as voted by you!

5th February 201914th July 2020 Editor 31957 Views Atlantis, Britannia, Game of Thrones, Merlin, Outlander, Sinbad, The Chronicles of Narnia

It’s not all manor houses and royalty in British period dramas.

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Poll: What’s the best ever British fantasy period drama TV series? Vote here!

1st January 20195th September 2019 Editor 111601 Views Britannia, Game of Thrones, Merlin, Outlander

It’s not all manor houses and royalty in British period dramas.

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Arthurian adventure movie ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ looks like a lot of fun

22nd October 201822nd October 2018 Editor 1873 Views Merlin, The Kid Who Would Be King

The first trailer for new family film The Kid Who Would Be King has been unveiled.

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Netflix orders new TV series ‘Cursed’ based on King Arthur legend

20th September 201815th May 2020 Editor 6681 Views Cursed, Merlin

13 Reasons Why star Katherine Langford will lead the cast of a new Netflix period drama series.

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