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  • Victoria (2016)

    1. Victoria

    2016–201925 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.2 (33K)
    The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
    CreatorDaisy GoodwinStarsJenna ColemanAdrian SchillerTommy Knight
  • Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)

    2. The Crown

    2016–202360 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (270K)
    Follows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.
    CreatorPeter MorganStarsClaire FoyOlivia ColmanImelda Staunton
  • Poldark (2015)

    3. Poldark

    2015–201943 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (38K)
    Ross Poldark returns home after the American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it.
    CreatorDebbie HorsfieldStarsAidan TurnerEleanor TomlinsonJack Farthing
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)

    4. Downton Abbey

    2010–201552 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.7 (235K)
    A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
    CreatorJulian FellowesStarsHugh BonnevillePhyllis LoganElizabeth McGovern
  • Lily James in War & Peace (2016)

    5. War & Peace

    20166 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.1 (28K)
    As the Russian conflict with Napoleon reaches its peak, five aristocratic families face the possibility of their lives being changed forever.
    StarsPaul DanoJames NortonLily James
  • Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders (2013)

    6. Peaky Blinders

    2013–202236 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (712K)
    A gangster family epic set in 1900s England, centering on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby.
    CreatorSteven KnightStarsCillian MurphyPaul AndersonSophie Rundle
  • Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in Pride and Prejudice (1995)

    7. Pride and Prejudice

    19956 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    8.8 (98K)
    While the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.
    StarsColin FirthJennifer EhleSusannah Harker
  • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)

    8. Call the Midwife

    2012– 126 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.6 (34K)
    Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to early 1970s.
    CreatorHeidi ThomasStarsVanessa RedgraveLaura MainJenny Agutter
  • Jeremy Piven in Mr Selfridge (2013)

    9. Mr Selfridge

    2013–201640 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.7 (17K)
    Centers on the real-life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's department store.
    CreatorsAndrew DaviesKate BrookeStarsRon CookJeremy PivenTom Goodman-Hill
  • Gillian Anderson, Douglas Booth, and Vanessa Kirby in Great Expectations (2011)

    10. Great Expectations

    2011–20123 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    7.5 (8.5K)
    The orphan Pip becomes a gentleman when his life is transformed by a mystery benefactor.
    StarsDouglas BoothJack RothRay Winstone
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)

    11. Boardwalk Empire

    2010–201456 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (211K)
    An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.
    CreatorTerence WinterStarsSteve BuscemiKelly MacdonaldMichael Shannon
  • Gemma Arterton in Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008)

    12. Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    20084 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    7.6 (6.8K)
    The story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections.
    StarsGemma ArtertonEddie RedmayneRuth Jones
  • Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance in Wolf Hall (2015)

    13. Wolf Hall

    2015–202512 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.2 (17K)
    After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.
    StarsMark RylanceDamian LewisThomas Brodie-Sangster
  • Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson in Jane Eyre (2006)

    14. Jane Eyre

    20064 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    8.3 (23K)
    A young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever.
    StarsRuth WilsonToby StephensLorraine Ashbourne
  • Emma (2009)

    15. Emma

    20094 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    8.1 (19K)
    Emma Woodhouse is a wealthy young woman living in the early 19th century, whose misplaced confidence in her matchmaking abilities occasions several romantic misadventures, which leads her into deeper meanings of love and life.
    StarsRomola GaraiMichael GambonJonny Lee Miller
  • Gillian Anderson, Charles Dance, Denis Lawson, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Carey Mulligan in Bleak House (2005)

    16. Bleak House

    200515 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    8.3 (11K)
    A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.
    StarsAnna Maxwell MartinCarey MulliganDenis Lawson
  • Keeley Hawes and Rachael Stirling in Tipping the Velvet (2002)

    17. Tipping the Velvet

    20023 epsTV Mini Series
    7.7 (8.9K)
    The story of Nan Astley who falls in love with three different women on her journey to stardom and happiness in 1887 Victorian England.
    StarsRachael StirlingKeeley HawesJodhi May
  • Patrick Swayze and James Read in North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985)

    18. North & South: Book 1, North & South

    19856 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    8.1 (13K)
    Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
    CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsKirstie AlleyGeorg Stanford BrownDavid Carradine
  • Land Girls (2009)

    19. Land Girls

    2009–201115 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.0 (3.7K)
    Follow the lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army who are working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II.
    CreatorRoland MooreStarsBecci GemmellSusan CooksonMark Benton
  • Stella Gonet and Louise Lombard in The House of Eliott (1991)

    20. The House of Eliott

    1991–199434 epsTV Series
    8.1 (1.7K)
    Two sisters in 1920s London work to achieve success in the dressmaking business.
    CreatorsEileen AtkinsJean MarshStarsStella GonetLouise LombardAden Gillett
  • Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder (1982)

    21. Blackadder

    1982–19837 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.0 (43K)
    In the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother.
    CreatorRichard CurtisStarsRowan AtkinsonBrian BlessedElspet Gray
  • Rowan Atkinson, Tim McInnerny, and Tony Robinson in Blackadder II (1986)

    22. Blackadder II

    19866 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.6 (52K)
    In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.
    StarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonTim McInnerny
  • Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in Blackadder the Third (1987)

    23. Blackadder the Third

    19876 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.6 (49K)
    In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.
    StarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonHugh Laurie
  • Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson, Hugh Laurie, Rik Mayall, Kate Moss, and Tony Robinson in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)

    24. Blackadder Back & Forth

    199933mShort
    7.6 (16K)
    At a New Millennium Eve party, Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly.
    DirectorPaul WeilandStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen Fry
  • Julie Graham, Rachael Stirling, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Sophie Rundle in The Bletchley Circle (2012)

    25. The Bletchley Circle

    2012–20147 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (15K)
    In 1952, four women who worked at the wartime code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, reunite to track down a serial killer.
    StarsRachael StirlingJulie GrahamSophie Rundle

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