I have always been a fan of the 1800s … something tells me that perhaps in an earlier life I lived in that time…
I have read all the classics – Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters being my all-time favs. I am currently obsessed with WATCHING period dramas. Anything I can find on the Netflix instant play or my local library. I suppose my obsession comes from the oh-so-dashing British hero, wit, humor, sarcasm, good conversation, gross misunderstandings (who hasn't had a couple of those?), and, the list goes on…
I am currently watching “North & South” – and absolute gem! Any recommendations for mini-series, or films that you absolutely loved in this genre?
I assume you have watched the popular Persuasion, Jane Eyre, Becoming Jane, Lost in Jane Austen etc. If you have not seen Northanger Abbey series (the 2007 version) and Downtown Abbey, it's a must. Film wise, A Hazard of Hearts, A Ghost of Monte Carlo, Duels of Hearts are all fun to watch.
I'm sorry, am I the only one who though you meant drama surrounding getting your monthly period? ::embarrassed:: I opened this thinking there would be "could I be pregnant?" drama. I'm such a dingleberry.
I would suggest Roots....both the book and miniseries.
I assume you are already all over Masterpiece Theatre on PBS.
Some good ones (I'm going to do without the quotation marks on the titles for now): Little Dorrit (the recent British TV/Masterpiece version, not the theatrical film!), Bleak House (the one with Gillian Anderson), the recent series Downton Abbey (I was less happy with the remake of Upstairs, Downstairs that just aired on PBS; Downton was better); the older British TV mid-80s- to 90s version of Middlemarch; The Way We Live Now (less romance, much more political and social commentary, and brilliantly done), The Barchester Chronicles (drama and romance in an English cathedral town).
The original Upstairs, Downstairs from the 1970s was great but is extremely long and does unfortunately pale somewhat visually because it's on videotape and not film, but it's a great soap opera, set in the 1910s through the 1930s, I recall.
I could go on and on. Try www.acornonline.com for British videos that might not be on Netflix though Netflix has lots of choice, I'm happy to say.
Oh! If you like a dose of historic military action, and want to get away from the long skirts and carriages for a while, the entire series of Sharpe's videos is fantastic. It follows an English soldier in the Napoleonic Wars and stars the terrific Sean Bean as Sharpe. Libraries have this series too. The first in the series, I think, is Sharpe's Rifles. My husband and I both love these.
I love them too, I have tons on my netflix I haven't watched yet... North and South is one of them.
I'm right there with you!!!!!! It also doesn't help that my family and I are Colonial reenactors so I actually get to talk the talk and walk the walk in the painful shoes and corset!
North & South is one of my favorites! I can't wait to see others responses. Oh if you like the lead actor in N&S then you should check out Robin Hood the series!!
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I assume you've watched the BBC production of "Pride and Prejudice" with Colin Firth?
Yes, "Manor House" was really good.
See if you can find some old "Masterpiece Theater" episodes where they do the classics.
Check this out--http://www.perioddramas.com/top-rated.php
Manor House, the drama series:
http://www.amazon.com/Manor-House-John-Olliff-Cooper/dp/B...
You might also enjoy the PBS series Manor House. It's a reality show which takes modern people and puts them into roles of the era.
http://www.pbs.org/manorhouse/
PBS did several other series like the above, in different historical eras. My favorite was Frontier House.
And thanks for posting. It's nice to hear from another person who enjoys that era! :)
