recommendations from imbd

The Way We Live Now 
He Knew He Was Right 
North and South (already mentioned but really, really good) 
Wives and Daughters 
Little Dorrit 
Middlemarch 
Daniel Deronda 
Amazing Grace 
Mary Bryant (actually an Australian film I think) 
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (I know it's a Bronte, but it's not as well known) 
Nicholas Nickleby (with Charlie Hunnam) 
Our Mutual Friend 
The Winslow Boy 
Bleak House 
Martin Chuzzlewit 
The House of Mirth 
Onegin 
Under the Greenwood Tree (not my personal favorite, but a lot of people like it!) 
Tess of the Durberville's: I recommend the one with Justine Waddell 
The Remains of the Day 
The Woman in White (though nothing like the book!) 
Sweet Land (a really lovely indie, period romance, not British though) 
Room with a View (Helena Bonham Carter version) 
I Capture the Castle 
Great Expectations (Ioan Gruffudd) 
The Abduction Club 
Tale of Two Cities (1935) 
Gosford Park 
The Importance of Being Earnest 
Washington Square 
The Mill on the Floss 
David Copperfield (there's a few different ones) 
Lorna Doone 
Possession 


1. The House of Eliott: set in the roaring '20s about two sisters (Evangeline and Beatrice Eliott) who, after their father dies, and after a lot of struggling, manage to set up their own fashion house. It's created by Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins (the same creators of the original Upstairs, Downstairs) and was immensely popular in the early '90s (when it aired). There are 3 series in total. The final episode leaves things kind of up in the air because the writers didn't know the Beeb had pulled the plug. But, all in all, excellent programme with good acting, absolutely stunning costumes and wonderful sets & props. And loads of romance ofcourse (which is the main reason why I watched it ) 

2. Berkeley Square: set around late 1800's/early 1900's and is about 3 nannies with different backgrounds who go to work for wealthy families. There's romance and drama (although...some of the storylines are a bit over-the-top, if I may say so). It only has 10 episodes, since unfortunately the Beeb didn't decide to recommission it.  

3.Garrow's Law: set in the 1700's/1800's and is based on the real-life barrister William Garrow who introduced the phrase "Innocent until proven guilty" by championing the rights of the poor in the Old Bailey. Tony Merchant's scripts (the writer and creator) are based on real-life cases. SUPERB SERIES. It just got the greenlight for a third series (only just 4 eps though). 

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