The Crown Archives - British Period Dramas

9 of the best British period dramas set in the 1960s

3rd April 20202nd April 2020 Editor 461 Views Call the Midwife, Endeavour, Mrs Wilson, The Crown, The Indian Doctor, The Trial of Christine Keeler

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

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

1st April 20201st April 2020 Editor 20531 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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54 new British TV period drama series you need to see in 2020

1st April 20201st April 2020 Editor 55384 Views A Suitable Boy, All Creatures Great and Small, Anne, Becoming Elizabeth, Belgravia, Black Narcissus, Call the Midwife, Carnival Row, Dead Still, Des, Doctor Who, Dracula, Endeavour, Englistan, Father Brown, Gentleman Jack, Grantchester, Leonardo, Little Birds, Malory Towers, Miss Scarlet and The Duke, Outlander, Peaky Blinders, Penny Dreadful, Ridley Road, Small Axe, The Boys, The Crown, The Elephant Man, The English Game, The Final Round, The Gilded Age, 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, Tom Jones, 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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Netflix reveals how coronavirus has affected ‘The Crown’ Season 4

19th March 202020th March 2020 Editor 935 Views The Crown

The makers of The Crown have managed to complete filming on the new season.

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

16th March 202016th March 2020 Editor 9467 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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9 of the best British period dramas set in the 1950s

25th February 202025th February 2020 Editor 4369 Views Call the Midwife, Father Brown, Grantchester, My Week with Marilyn, Nowhere Boy, Ordeal By Innocence, The Crown, The Hour

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

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Netflix is ending ‘The Crown’ sooner than expected

3rd February 202011th February 2020 Editor 10150 Views The Crown

A surprising announcement about the future of The Crown has been made by Netflix.

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‘The Crown’ confirms that ‘Downton Abbey’ star will play the Queen next

3rd February 20203rd February 2020 Editor 4746 Views Downton Abbey, The Crown

It’s been revealed that those rumours about Imelda Staunton joining The Crown were true!

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15 of the best podcasts for period drama fans

1st February 20201st February 2020 Editor 7489 Views Agatha Christie, Call the Midwife, Downton Abbey, Outlander, Poldark, The Crown, Victoria

Some fans just can’t get enough of period dramas on television and at the cinema.

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1800s London crime drama ‘Miss Scarlet and The Duke’ is coming to PBS

21st December 20196th March 2020 Editor 7659 Views Grantchester, Miss Scarlet and The Duke, The Crown

A new British crime drama series set in the early 19th century will air on PBS next year.

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