UKTV Play

Dickens
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I'm pleased you found what you wanted chelseababy. I have to admit I don't know what a tivo box is. We have Sky so His Lordship can watch the sport, I watch good stuff on apps!

Thanks @littleannie couldn't find in on virginmedia tivo box but pressed apps on my TV remote and up it came!

Littleannie

Hello Dickens. Brideshead is on ITVX/Britbox. All the lovely old stuff is on Britbox, which is why I love it. Forsyte Saga (the Damien Lewis one), Lark Rise, Upstairs Downstairs, All Creatures Great and Small etc etc.
Also on YouTube A Horseman Riding By, To Serve Them All my Days, Barchester Chronicles.
Did you sign up to ITVX?
Have a nice day. Off for my swim now.

Yes - signed up!

If you are prepared to wait a while, it seems many of the Britbox offerings eventually find their way to other (free) channels.

Hello Dickens. Brideshead is on ITVX/Britbox. All the lovely old stuff is on Britbox, which is why I love it. Forsyte Saga (the Damien Lewis one), Lark Rise, Upstairs Downstairs, All Creatures Great and Small etc etc.
Also on YouTube A Horseman Riding By, To Serve Them All my Days, Barchester Chronicles.
Did you sign up to ITVX?
Have a nice day. Off for my swim now.

Littleannie

Dickens
I have just found Staying On! It's on YouTube if you want to watch it.
Isn't it amazing, we can watch anything we want when we want. A bit different from when we were children and there were 2 TV channels.

... yes! We've just been watching it on YT! It's a gem!

My goodness, there were some good productions then.

Not quite in the same category - but did you watch Brideshead Revisited - the original TV production with Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews, and of course Laurence Olivier?

So glad you posted today!

Dickens
I have just found Staying On! It's on YouTube if you want to watch it.
Isn't it amazing, we can watch anything we want when we want. A bit different from when we were children and there were 2 TV channels.

Thanks Dickens. No never seen Staying On. I don't know if it's available anywhere. There are some old British films on Britbox/ITVX.
I have been watching Dickensian again tonight as it's a few years since I last saw it. Enjoying it. Better than Sky football which His Lordship watches every night!

Littleannie

Sorry Dickens, I have made that a bit complicated. If you sign up only to Britbox via their app it's £5.99. If you sign up to ITVX via their app it's still £5.99, which ALSO gives you the Britbox content and no adverts.
Hope that's clear!

Yes - it is!

Thank you so much for that info.

I'd love to watch Jewel In The Crown again. Did you also watch Staying On with Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard?

These productions were absolutely brilliant.

I shall sign up! This has made my day!

Sorry Dickens, I have made that a bit complicated. If you sign up only to Britbox via their app it's £5.99. If you sign up to ITVX via their app it's still £5.99, which ALSO gives you the Britbox content and no adverts.
Hope that's clear!

I do hope you enjoy it Dickens. I absolutely love the BBC period dramas. As I said, it's
a shame you have to put up with adverts, but it is a free channel.
If you like the old BBC stuff you may want to consider Britbox. I originally signed up to watch The Jewel in the Crown, and I have stayed with it. It's £5.99 a month and you can cancel anytime. It has loads of older BBC and ITV programmes. It recently amalgamated with the new ITVX, at the same price. You also get all the ITVX content without adverts.

FannyCornforth

And Miss Havisham’s backstory…
Sorry! I’ll stop now. But please let me know your thoughts

I'm rather liking the idea of a Dickens mash-up!

Some familiar names among the cast...

I will definitely report back.

So grateful to Littleannie for posting this!

And Miss Havisham’s backstory…
Sorry! I’ll stop now. But please let me know your thoughts

Oh! And the theme tune and opening credits are fabulous!

Here you are
Dickensian [DVD] [2015] amzn.eu/d/j5R9uRe

Hello Dickens
Well, it’s a total mash up of the classics.
And some quite important parts of the novels have been radically changed.
I really enjoyed the whole premise of the venture.
It was developed by Tony Jordan, who is / was a chief writer for Eastenders.
The show originally went out at 7.30 (I think) every day in a 30 minute slot, just as a contemporary soap would.
As you are well aware , Dickens pretty much invented the idea of serialisation, cliff hangers etc.
You might be interested to read the reviews for the DVD on Amazon.
But, as I said, I absolutely adore it.
I’ve watched it at least three times, and will watch it again this Christmas!
I really hope that you enjoy it!
Please report back

FannyCornforth

Have you seen it already Dickens?
(Dickensian, that is)
I’d be really interested to hear you views.
I’m a massive fan of, but the Dickens purists were a bit put out I think.
The casting is brilliant, Bill Sikes especially is perfect

I've just signed up! Looking forward to seeing this.

What did the purists object to, specifically?

Have you seen it already Dickens?
(Dickensian, that is)
I’d be really interested to hear you views.
I’m a massive fan of, but the Dickens purists were a bit put out I think.
The casting is brilliant, Bill Sikes especially is perfect

You're welcome Dickens!

Littleannie

Dickensian is now on UKTV.
For anybody who likes period drama, they also have some gems - Little Dorrit, Bleak House, Cranford, Daniel Deronda, North and South, Tenko, The Cazalets etc etc.
UKTV Play is a free streaming service. You can get it as an app on your tablet, or as an app on your smart TV.
Enjoy!

Thank you for this information !

I hope you enjoy it Calendargirl. There is some lovely drama on UKTV, the only drawback is the adverts! Oh well, it's free.

Thanks for this Littleannie

I am a latecomer to the Cazalet Chronicles, on my 3rd book, so look forward to seeing it on the screen.

Have looked before, but only seemed available on paying channels.