The Crème de La Crème of Period Dramas ? ? ?

All Creatures great and small (the original version)

Don't shoot me down in flames: it is a period piece to those who are younger than we are! And so is Floyd's War.

Clearly I'm the only one who thinks a period drama is that awful moment when you're wearing white jeans, and realise you've started....

Sorry! Pressed Post before I'd had a chance to correct what my kindle prints!

not a costume drama, but I loved watching Spooks when I retired, absolutely gripping..

Definitely Upstairs Downstairs. They're showing it every morning 9.10 onwards two episodes ITV3. I never watched it back in thevday, but think it knickers corRelation Abbey

ITV did The Forsyte Saga a few years ago (much shorter than the BBC version). The cast was excellent, with Damian Lewis and Gina McKee as Soames and Irene, and I really enjoyed it.

I found a couple of episodes of The Pallisers on YouTube, and I’d love to see the whole series.

eazybee

The original Forsyte Saga, if it is still available.

Wives and Daughters (Mrs. Gaskell)

Obviously, Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion.

The Jewel in the Crown

An Age of Kings (Shakespeare, Richard 11 to Richard 111, from 1960, brilliant)

I would recommend that you read 'Lark Rise to Candleford', because the TV adaptation is a travesty. (Sorry).

I came here to say Jewel in the Crown, I suppose it will never get repeated for wokey-wokey reasons.
Eventually I grew to like North and South, the John Jakes books, not EG, the American Civil war. OH dragged us round so many battlefields and when the girls saw who was in it they too became interested. A lesson there for teaching History maybe?

grannybuy

Anne of Green Gables ( the one with Megan Followes/Fellowes.

Oh yes. What a wonderful Marilla in that version, Colleen Dewhurst.

Duchess of Duke Street

Any of the Charles Dickens adaptations. They used to be on a Sunday. Such amazing actors. Bleak House was a particular favourite.

Thanks Littleannie.

Anne of Green Gables ( the one with Megan Followes/Fellowes.

BBC iPlayer - Wolf Hall - immerse yourself in Tudor England! Can’t praise it enough

Victoria Hamilton also played the Queen Mother in The Crown

LOUISA1523

Grandma70s

I enjoyed Brideshead Revisited, and at the moment I’m watching Lark Rise to Candleford on DVD. So lovely to look at, if a bit idealistic about rural life, and some great characters. I love Claudie Blakley as Emma Timmins, and Matilda Ziegler as Ruby Pratt. I find Twister is irritating, though, and so is Miss Lane after a while. All the same, good comfort viewing.

Matilda Ziegler played Pearl Pratt not Ruby

Oh yes, sorry. Ruby was Victoria Hamilton. A very characterful face.

The books , Larkrise and Candleford are heartbreaking, the
tv series is light

Britbox is an app on your tablet and smart TV. Some smart TVs don't have it, but you can also get it as an add on channel on Prime Video. It's £5.99 a month , they used to do a month's free trial, but I don't know if this still applies. I love it.
Most of the really old programmes mentioned are free on YouTube though the quality isn't great.

Esspee

I do wish we had a convention on Gransnet that when recommending a programme you were expected to state the channel. I would love to rewatch many series listed above.

That’s an excellent point Esspee

Thank you nadateturbe

Some great ideas here to watch or rewatch.
I loved the Thomas Hardy series
I'm just bought the book Lark Rise.
Must look for Britbox.

Thanks for starting the thread FannyC.

I agree about where to find them-especially for free!
Right, the hunt is on! ?

I do wish we had a convention on Gransnet that when recommending a programme you were expected to state the channel. I would love to rewatch many series listed above.

I have most of those on dvd, I just love the gentle pace of them, watching while knitting, no fast twists and turns. Cranford, when the boat comes in,catherine cookson, lots more mentioned above

Anniebach

It’s my one weakness Fanny

Aah! ?

I disagree about Julia Sawalha.
I know that she’s annoying, but she’s supposed to be like that.
She’s a strange mix of passion and restraint.
Her little tics and the way she says ‘hmm’ (tilt head, raise eyebrow, crooked smile) is her trying to restrain herself and not quite succeeding.

In yesterday’s episode Queenie was teaching Ruby how to make lace.
It brought a tear to me eye.

It’s my one weakness Fanny

Ooh, it’s great Sparklefizz
You’ll love it