Period Drama
Middlemarch
Classic adaptation of George Eliot’s epic novel. Rural life, social change and the messy, complex world of relationships and marriage.
Episode 1 (83 mins)
Series Navigation
- Episodes
- More Like This
- GladiatorA hero will rise. Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning epic144 mins
- HamletDavid Tennant and Patrick Stewart star in the RSC's sumptuous, award-winning production182 mins
- JudeKate Winslet stars. Dreams, desire and danger in a stark retelling of Thomas Hardy's tale116 mins
- The Gallows PoleA true story of resistance. Shane Meadows' gripping tale of a revolutionary crime
- A Cock and Bull StoryBecause everyone loves an accurate period piece. Chaotic comedy starring Steve Coogan91 mins
- Marie AntoinetteAn innocent queen, whose fate will set a country alight. From the writer of The Favourite
- The EnglishA Western epic of revenge, love and power, starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer
- Sunset SongA saga of love, loss and the Scottish land. The classic Lewis Grassic Gibbon adaptation
- Sense and Sensibility (1971)The delicate dance of love, honour and heartbreak in Jane Austen's beloved classic
- Grey GraniteLife is hard. Chris and her son confront wealth and poverty of a nation built before them
- Cloud HoweVivien Heilbron stars. The Great War's over, a new chapter of Chris Guthrie's life begins
- The Magnificent AmbersonsOrson Welles' acclaimed, moving portrayal of the changing fortunes of an American dynasty84 mins