From the cult eroticism of the BBC's Lady Chatterley to the cheeky raucousness of The Great, romance - and sex - has long been a period drama tradition
Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton, Florence Hunt as Hyacinth Bridgerton, Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton and Will Tilston as Gregory Bridgerton in Bridgerton From the cult eroticism of the BBC's Lady Chatterley to the cheeky raucousness of The Great, romance - and sex - has long been a period drama traditionEmily Baker is TV Editor at i.
only to find that his lover, Elizabeth has shacked up with someone else – and Demelza – a rough-around-the-edges street urchin – fall in love against the wild backdrop of Cornwall’s windy beaches and coves. Of course, it’s not all as simple as it sounds: Poldark is confronted with the shock death of his beloved father on his arrival home, and he can’t help but be pulled back into Elizabeth’s orbit.
Another series from the master of the period drama, Andrew Davies, this adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished 1817 novel is set at the same time as– the Regency era – so expect the same empire line dresses, top hats and ferocious gossip of the Ton. Named after the quaint, fictional seaside town in which its based,follows the exploits of Charlotte Heywood , a young woman who – in the great Austen tradition – doesn’t quite agree with the buttoned-up time she happens to live in.
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