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September 3, 2010

The past month has been fertile in period drama announcements. We haven’t been able to share them here as we usually do so we decided to to a round up post with all of them now. Some do look interesting… BOARDWALK EMPIRE – the TV series about Atlantic City in the 1920s premieres on SKY [...]

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The Pillars of The Earth

July 9, 2010

(image from allocine.fr) The date approaches for the premiere of one of our most anticipated series this year. The Pillars of the Earth, based on the novel by Ken Follet, will be aired on TV on July 23rd. While we wait we thought of sharing some videos with you! Trailer: Preview: Behind the Scenes: Official [...]

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Garrow’s Law – the 2nd series

June 9, 2010

Last year we really enjoyed watching Garrow’s Law which we reviewed here. We have been reading here and there about a possible second series and finally it has been confirmed by the legal and historical consultant of the series. It’s not an official BBC announcement though but we have high hopes that that will come soon. [...]

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Jane Eyre (1973)

May 9, 2010

Another Jane Eyre adaptation, this time from 1973 and starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston in the leading roles. It is the third one I watch, after the 2006 and the 1983 series, and it’s difficult not to keep comparing them. I thought this was the most theatrical of the three, which is easily explained [...]

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Henry VIII (2003)

April 30, 2010

With a well known cast that includes Ray Winstone, Emilia Fox, Assumpta Serna, Charles Dance, David Suchet, Mark Strong and Helena Bonham-Carter among others, Henry VIII is a miniseries depicting the life of the mentioned king and his six wives. Although there are certain flaws I must confess that I was glued to the TV [...]

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Jane Eyre (1983)

April 15, 2010

Even since I watched, and loved, Jane Eyre (2006) that I have been curious about the other adaptations. Since I have several in the TBS pile I decided to start with this one. I was pleasantly surprised with this adaptation starring Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clarke and dating from 1983. Although the colours and the lighting [...]

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The Emmas: which is your favorite?

February 18, 2010

Jane Austen’s world is a fascinating place for all fans of period drama. Aware of this interest cinema and TV soon started to adapt the British writer novels to the screen. Until today we can count several Emma adaptations and spinoffs. We are going to talk about four of them, the ones we know and [...]

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Emma (2009) – Monthly Discussion

February 15, 2010

We haven’t had a monthly discussion in some time but the truth is that not only our time has been scarce lately but also we were waiting for a series/movie that would appeal to many of us, period drama obsessional fans. BBC’s Emma (2009), from the very beginning, seemed like the perfect choice for a [...]

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Announcing our next monthly discussion (15-21 February)

February 5, 2010

It’s been ages since we did our last montly discussion and we’ve been talking lately about organizing another one, this time about the new BBC Emma. Stay tunned during the 15th and 21st February if you want to share your opinions with us!

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Boardwalk Empire – The Trailer

January 12, 2010

Remember when we posted this piece of news? Well, the trailer has been released and it looks really interesting!! Anyone else waiting for this one to appear on the TV screens?

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