MASTERPIECE on PBS has announced that Miss Austen will return for a second season, with development underway in collaboration with Bonnie Productions. The new season will draw largely from Gill Hornby’s latest novel, The Elopement, continuing the series’ exploration of the Austen family and the life of Jane Austen’s sister, Cassandra. The renewal follows the…
The BBC and MGM+’s new four-part adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities brings fresh energy to Dickens’ classic, led by Kit Harington, François Civil and Mirren Mack. Set against the rising turmoil between Britain and France, the series follows Lucie Manette’s search for her long-lost father and the intense triangle that forms between Lucie, idealistic émigré Charles Darnay and the brilliant but volatile Sydney Carton.
The BritBox series Outrageous follows the lives of the Mitford sisters in the year leading up to World War II. These are the film locations to bring the Mitford world to live, as well as the real homes of the Mitford sisters.
It’s a good week for Jane Austen fans, as two new projects have been announced this week. After the news that BBC is creating a ten-part drama series based on Janice Hadlow’s acclaimed novel The Other Bennet Girl, Variety now claims that Dolly Alderton is writing a Pride and Prejudice Series for Netflix. This new Pride…
Jane Austen lovers rejoice! The BBC has announced the commission of The Other Bennet Sister, a ten-part drama series adapted from Janice Hadlow’s acclaimed novel of the same name. Produced by Cardiff-based indie studio Bad Wolf, known for hits such as His Dark Materials and Industry, the series will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC…
Mr. Malcolm’s List is a romantic period drama set in 19th century England. However, the movie was filmed in Ireland, using the country’s finest country houses and landscapes.
After the success of the first two seasons of Bridgerton, the creators spoiled us with a new series about the early years of Queen Charlotte. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story tells more about how Charlotte came to be the new Queen and the challenges she faced. In Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, we see many…
World War Two movies often focus on epic battles, heroic male-driven narratives, and tragic tales of the victims of this terrible war. But there are also many World War Two stories that focus on the female stories. At home and abroad, women during World War Two were journalists, codebreakers, resistance fighters, and strong, independent women…
Transport yourself to the pastel colored Regency world of Bridgerton with these beautiful filming locations that feature England’s best manor houses and castles.
After watching the Danish period drama Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction, you have surely fallen in love with the beautiful castles and landscapes that brought this Karen Blixen story to life. The movie, starring Sidse Babett Knudsen and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, is set in the fairytale kingdom of Babenhausen, but the filming locations are very…