Upstairs Downstairs Archives - British Period Dramas

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

Editor 37289 ViewsBleak House, Call the Midwife, Doctor Zhivago, Merlin, Pride and Prejudice, Shadowlands, The Crown, Upstairs Downstairs, Victoria 5 min read

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

9 of the best British period dramas set in the 1930s

Editor 28421 ViewsAll Creatures Great and Small, And Then There Were None, Another Country, Atonement, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, Gosford Park, Indian Summers, The Durrells, Upstairs Downstairs 5 min read

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

9 of the best British period dramas set in the 1920s

Editor 17202 ViewsChariots of Fire, Downton Abbey, Mr Selfridge, The Grand, The House of Eliott, Upstairs Downstairs 5 min read

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

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

Editor 34346 ViewsDownton Abbey, Howards End, Mr Selfridge, Parade's End, Peaky Blinders, Suffragette, Upstairs Downstairs 4 min read

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

8 of the best British period dramas set in the 1900s

Editor 30399 ViewsBerkeley Square, Finding Neverland, Mr Selfridge, Nora, Upstairs Downstairs 4 min read

We’re going to be picking out the best British period dramas set in each decade of the 20th Century.

BritBox reveals which US states watch the most British period dramas!

Editor 7205 ViewsDownton Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Upstairs Downstairs 1 min read

Want to know which state in the US loves British period dramas the most?

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Christmas gift ideas: 10 classic British period drama DVD box sets

Editor 13002 ViewsPoldark, Pride and Prejudice, The Forsyte Saga, Upstairs Downstairs 2 min read

The BBC and ITV have been producing adaptations of classic literature for over half a century now.

‘Downton Abbey’ boss admits they ripped off idea from ‘Upstairs Downstairs’

Editor 7388 ViewsDownton Abbey, Upstairs Downstairs 1 min read

The executive producer of Downton Abbey has made a confession about the show’s origin.