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Learn about the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion, starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds as Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth. The film follows their reunion after eight years of separation and the challenges they face from other suitors and family conflicts.
A 1999 British TV film starring David Jason as a Sandringham estate manager who leads a battalion of King's men to Gallipoli and faces a mysterious fate. The film is based on a book by Nigel McCrery that explores the history and myth of the vanished battalion.
A British children's comedy show based on the books by Terry Deary, featuring musical sketches and animations about dark and gruesome aspects of history. The show ran for five series from 2009 to 2014, with specials and spin-offs, and won numerous awards.
Clarissa is a TV adaptation of Samuel Richardson's novel about a virtuous young woman who is oppressed by her family and a rake who becomes obsessed with her. The miniseries starred Sean Bean, Saskia Wickham and Lynsey Baxter and was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award.
The Pallisers is a 1974 BBC adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels, covering six novels and two decades of Victorian England. The series features a large cast of actors and follows the political and personal lives of the Palliser family and their associates.
Daphne is a 2007 British biographical drama film based on the authorised biography of the famous novelist Daphne du Maurier. It depicts her relationships with Ellen Doubleday and Gertrude Lawrence, and how they influenced her writing, especially Rebecca and The Birds.
A 1999 British science fiction comedy short film based on the BBC period sitcom Blackadder. It follows Lord Edmund Blackadder and his servant Baldrick on a time travel adventure that brings them into contact with several figures significant to British history.
The series consists of 13 50-minute episodes, with each episode dealing with a specific aspect of Hollywood history. The actor James Mason, an enthusiast of the period, supplied the narration [8] while a lilting and expressive score was contributed by Carl Davis. [9] Technical quality was an important aspect of the production.