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Garrow’s Law (2009)

9 January 2010

Garrow’s Law is a courtroom period drama, a sober account of some the cases defended by William Garrow, a barrister that changed the course of the law by insisting on cross examining the witnesses. Set in the famous Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, Garrow’s work made him the most known lawyer of his time, [...]

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Return to Cranford (2009)

2 January 2010

After watching Cranford last year I was naturally happy to find out that there would be a Return to Cranford (aka Christmas Cranford) in 2009. Now that I’ve watched it I can only hope that the producers or whoever is in charge decides to do a Cranford 3!
In this two part series we return to Cranford and [...]

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BBC Emma (2009): a double review

9 December 2009

Today we decided to post a double review, since Ana T. and I had already both seen Emma and written something about it, we decided to share them both.
 
Ana T.’s review:
 
I just realised that I have now watched 4 versions of Emma, the BBC’s 1972 miniseries, the Paltrow, the Beckinsale and the BBC’s 2009 miniseries. None of [...]

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Boardwalk Empire

22 November 2009

 
We’ve just heard of a new period drama set during the 1920s. Called Boardwalk Empire and produced by Martin Scorcese for HBO it will tell the story of Atlantic City from the early beginnings to the Casino city it became. It’s not a place we know much about so we figure it might be interesting. [...]

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Pride & Prejudice (1995) by Charlotte (Period Drama Challenge)

14 November 2009

 
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the 1995 version of Jane Austen’s most famous novel is the best adaptation to ever grace our screens, large and small. The casting, costumes, music, in fact everything about it is marvellous!
 Rarely is a classic novel not slaughtered by adapting it, with the end result being incredibly inferior [...]

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The Pacific

12 November 2009

Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks have joined forces once again to do a mini series set during WWII called The Pacific. After Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers we are curious to see what will come out of this joint effort. The WWII period seems to have become fashionable with the TV and film scriptwriters and [...]

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Pride & Prejudice (1980) by Laurie (Period Drama Challenge)

10 November 2009

About Laurie…
I am a 22-year-old young woman trying to live for my Lord and savior. My passion is working with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients which I currently do at an assisted living facility. I still live at home with my wonderful family who enjoy watching period films with me. My favorite author is Jane Austen [...]

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Garrow’s Law: tales from The Old Bailey

26 October 2009

After last year’s series about the Bow Street Runners – City of Vice – the BBC continues to produce series about the police and the legal system. This time it is Garrow’s Law, a four-part drama set in the 18th century following the life  and cases of William Garrow, one of the first barristers to [...]

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Small Island

22 October 2009

The BBC announced another period drama is in the works, this time is a story set in WWII adapated from the book by Andrea Levy. It is a period we like and we are always interested in new things so we’re looking forward to it. Here’s a little info from the BBC’s Press Pack:
Small Island [...]

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Upstairs Downstairs

20 October 2009

Remember that old TV series called Upstairs Downstairs ? Well, apparently the BBC is planning to film a whole new series of episodes, with at least one member of the original cast, but in a different period and with a new script.  The story will now be written by Heidi Thomas (Cranford, Madame Bovary, Ballet [...]

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