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Categories: Drama: Classic & Period

  1. The Clandestine Marriage

    Farcical period comedy set in the 18th century about arranged marriage.

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  2. Wide Sargasso Sea

    A Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman fall in love, only to be torn apart by rumours.

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  3. Joseph Andrews

    Henry Fielding's tale of an innocent 18th-century footman and his romantic misadventures.

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  4. The Secret Life of Mrs Beeton

    Feisty costume drama portraying the reality behind an enduring cultural icon.

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  5. No.13: A Ghost Story

    MR James ghost story. An academic has his sleep disturbed by the subject of his research.

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  6. Judith French - The Dutch Mariner

    The myth that inspired The Flying Dutchman. Stars Gerard Murphy.

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  7. Adam Thorpe - Nought Happens Twice Thus

    Adam Thorpe's play about Thomas Hardy's strained marriage with his second wife Florence.

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  8. William Wordsworth - Michael

    Michael is a shepherd whose life is changed forever by the arrival of a son.

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  9. Julie and the Prince

    A marriage of blackmail and convenience becomes a love affair, tragically cut short.

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  10. Thomas Hardy - The Withered Arm

    The highly charged tale of two women in the grip of passions beyond their control.

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  11. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    A green knight issues a challenge - a test of courage and heart.

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  12. King Lear on Boxing Day

    Francine Stock and a studio of guest stars recreate the 1606 opening night of King Lear.

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  13. The Anatomy of Melancholy

    King James I sets out to discover a remedy for melancholy.

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  14. Nell Gwyn

    The story behind the cockney dance hall girl who caught the eye of Charles II.

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  15. Shakespeare Shorts

    The Globe Theatre provides a stunning re-creation of Shakespeare's work.

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  16. The Seven Year Itch

    Comedy about a New York publisher whose marriage is put to the test by a beautiful model.

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    The Magnificent Ambersons

    The story of the rise and fall of a great American family, directed by Orson Welles.

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  18. Wings of the Dove

    A poor young couple encounter a wealthy girl who is suffering from a terminal illness.

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  19. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Classic adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel telling the story of the hunchback Quasimodo.

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  20. Little Women

    Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson, Margaret O'Brien and Janet Leigh star as four sisters.

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  21. Sweet and Lowdown

    Comic biopic of a talented fictional jazz legend that leads a debauched private life.

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  22. The Big Sky

    Adventure set in 1832 about two tough Kentucky mountaineers who join a trading expedition.

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  23. A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Whimsical interpretation of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies.

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  24. The Journey of August King

    In 1815 a North Carolina farmer resolves to help a runaway slave, despite the risks.

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  25. Mrs Dalloway

    A woman struggles to come to terms with the feelings that a platonic friend has for her.

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  26. The Governess

    Drama. A man begins an affair with his daughter's governess, unaware that she is a Jew.

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  27. The Importance of Being Earnest

    Edith Evans and Margaret Rutherford star in the classic adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play.

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  28. I Capture the Castle

    A 17-year-old and her family struggle to live in an old English castle.

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  29. The Affair of the Necklace

    Period drama. A French countess is stripped of her privileges and plots to win them back.

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  30. Stage Beauty

    An actor's world is thrown into turmoil when women are permitted to perform on the stage.

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  31. The Virgin and the Gypsy

    D H Lawrence adaptation. A rector's daughter finds release from her austere family life.

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  32. Gone with the Wind

    Oscar-winning epic about the love affair between Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara.

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  33. The Shooting Party

    England, 1913. As the clouds of war gather, the old world order is under threat.

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  34. Gentlemen's Relish

    Raunchy escapades behind the sepia-tinted pornography of Edwardian London.

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  35. Gentleman Thief

    Nigel Havers stars as the infamous gentleman thief, A J Raffles.

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  36. The Prince of Egypt

    Animated biblical epic telling the story of Moses and the exodus to the Promised Land.

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  37. Tai-Pan

    Epic drama about the adventures of a Scottish trade baron in 19th-century Hong Kong.

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  38. Friends and Crocodiles

    Drama following the fluctuating fortunes of businessman Paul and his secretary Lizzie.

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  39. Cold Mountain

    Drama adaptation of Charles Frazier's epic novel set in the American Civil War.

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  40. Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou - M

    Berlin is gripped with fear as a murderer preys on the city's children.

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  41. Episode 1

    With Ritula Shah. Drama: The Walnut Bureau.

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  42. Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate

    A glamorous invitation sees Fanny emerge into the 1920s world of an aristocratic family.

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  43. Georgette Heyer - Friday's Child

    A proposal goes disastrously wrong for Lord Sheringham in this Regency tale of romance.

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  44. Black Velvet

    Master Richard is playing a dangerous game with Annie, the gardener's daughter.

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  45. GB Shaw - Arms and the Man

    Love, war, honesty, deception and honour, set in 1885 Bulgaria. Starring Andrew Sachs.

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  46. Henry James - The Turn of the Screw

    Are two children under an evil influence, or is it in the imagination of their governess?

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  47. The Mystery of Charles Dickens

    Simon Callow brings Charles Dickens to life with a host of his colourful characters.

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  48. Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot

    George Eliot's secret identity meets complications when a certain Mr Liggins gets involved

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  49. JB Priestley - An Inspector Calls

    An unexpected visitor sparks turmoil, at a celebratory family engagement party.

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  50. Nought Happens Twice Thus

    Adam Thorpe's play about Thomas Hardy and his strained marriage with second wife Florence.

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