Several years ago, when BBC/ITV produced a handful of Austen adaptations, Sense and Sensibility (2008) made Austen fans excited. Although I absolutely love it after an initial run-though, each viewing since endears…
There are many things British drama does better than American. Once of them happens to be adapting the classics, another romance. This beautiful BBC miniseries isn’t about the north and…
When first I saw a teaser for Netflix’s The Crown Series One, a drama that crept up on me as I didn’t know of its existence until its first teaser trailer…
Many of you may remember my gushing and happy review of Doctor Thorne from earlier this year. When I reviewed it, I had no notion of its release here, across the pond,…
I’m a TV addict. This is no secret. If there is one thing that trumps ordinary TV, it’s costume dramas. Of late, networks like NBC, ABC and CBS have tried…
War & Peace (2016) BBC Adaptation Review The only exposure to War & Peace I’ve had is a foreign adaptation with English dubs. When news broke that a British version…
One of my favorite ways to waste time is to employ searching out new period dramas. I probably can spend an hour on any given day doing this very thing…
I first saw this BBC miniseries years ago. I can still remember not able to find a copy (back when the U.S. didn’t have a DVD set available), and being…
Thanks to a friend, I had the opportunity to see this before it appears in the states. With my recent renewed aspiration to organize, I found them, and finally pop…
