The Crown Archives - British Period Dramas

12 of the best TV drama series about the British royal family

4th July 20204th July 2020 Editor 40117 Views Pillars of the Earth, Reign, The Crown, The Last Kingdom, The Tudors, Victoria, Wolf Hall, World Without End

Period drama fans just can’t get enough of the British royals!

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‘The Crown’ has announced who’s playing Princess Margaret in Season 5

3rd July 20203rd July 2020 Editor 479 Views The Crown, World on Fire

The third and final actress to play Princess Margaret in The Crown has been cast.

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52 new British TV period drama series you need to see in 2020

17th June 202017th June 2020 Editor 80906 Views A Suitable Boy, All Creatures Great and Small, Anne, Becoming Elizabeth, Belgravia, Black Narcissus, Call the Midwife, Carnival Row, Cursed, Dead Still, Des, Doctor Who, Dracula, Endeavour, Englistan, Father Brown, Gentleman Jack, Grantchester, In the Long Run, Leonardo, Little Birds, Malory Towers, Medici, Miss Scarlet and The Duke, Outlander, Penny Dreadful, Ridley Road, Small Axe, The Boys, The Crown, The Elephant Man, The English Game, The Great, The Irregulars, The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe, The Last Kingdom, The Luminaries, The North Water, The Pale Horse, The Serpent, The Singapore Grip, The Sister Boniface Mysteries, The Tail of the Curious Mouse, The Trial of Christine Keeler, The Windermere Children, The Witchfinder, Vikings, White House Farm, World on Fire, Year Of The Rabbit

British period drama fans have another marvellous year of television ahead for them.

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Poll: What was the best British TV period drama of the past decade? Vote here!

1st June 20201st July 2020 Editor 26353 Views Call the Midwife, Downton Abbey, Endeavour, Father Brown, Grantchester, Home Fires, Outlander, Poldark, The Crown, The Durrells, Victoria, World on Fire

As we start the 2020s, it’s time to look back at the best British period dramas of the past ten

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Final season of ‘The Crown’ set for big delay due to coronavirus

26th May 202022nd May 2020 Editor 971 Views The Crown

It looks like The Crown fans will have a long wait for the final season.

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Nearly two thirds of all TV drama will be delayed by coronavirus

22nd May 202022nd May 2020 Editor 881 Views Call the Midwife, Peaky Blinders, The Crown

The coronavirus crisis will delay a huge number of upcoming drama series.

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8 of the best British period dramas set in the 1970s

20th May 202020th May 2020 Editor 1937 Views A Very English Scandal, Bohemian Rhapsody, Endeavour, Inspector George Gently, Misbehaviour, Rocketman, The Crown, The Little Drummer Girl

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

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Watch list: World War II told through five British period dramas

18th May 202018th May 2020 Editor 3593 Views Dunkirk, The Crown, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Imitation Game, The King's Speech

It is no secret that World War II always remains a popular era for British period dramas.

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‘The Crown’ might still get a sixth season after all!

13th May 202023rd April 2020 Editor 1989 Views The Crown

The makers of The Crown shocked fans earlier this year by announcing its final season.

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British period drama stars join new series of Alan Bennett’s ‘Talking Heads’

3rd May 202029th April 2020 Editor 1098 Views The Crown, World on Fire

An incredible line-up of British acting talent has signed up to appear in the BBC’s Talking Heads remake.

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