Sometimes I get tired of watching the same old shows and want something other than animated talking animals, superheroes, and trending sitcoms. I normally stock up on Musicals during this time of year but I just wasn’t feeling it this time around. So began my marathon viewing of British Period dramas.
The Beauty & Heart of British Period Dramas
British Period Dramas are romantic stories that are set in old England where there are gentlemen with hats, ladies with done-up hair and empire gowns, candlelit card parties, and high society balls. People travel by horse-drawn carriages. Speech is polite but most of the upper class have nothing better to do than gossip and play matchmakers to others who they hope can “marry well.” They’re basically chic flicks with a lot of talking and lavish sets. Most of the time I needed the subtitles on as people either whisper a lot or have extremely heavy accents but I love them 🙂
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British Period Dramas: TV Series
The Paradise – A small-town girl begins working at the first department store. Join the ambitious but sweet-talking owner, his possessive fiancée, the mysterious advisor, and the staunch department head as they cope with this girl turns all their lives upside-down. Only the first season is available on Netflix but I’m content with how the story was wrapped up in the last episode. I’ve seen mixed reviews about season two so I’d rather leave off on a “happy ending” point.
Wives & Daughters – Molly is good-natured and clever but things are anything but easy when her father remarries. This is a mini-series with four episodes. Molly reminds me so much of my daughter with her wild hair, aloofness, and interest in drawing and bugs.
British Period Dramas: Movies
Sense & Sensibility – Widowed mother and her three girls have lost practically everything. Will the family ever be able to recover in the society that now looks down on them? Strange that I like a movie with Hugh Grant but this is such a sweet story I can’t help it.
Emma – Well-to-do and beautiful Emma Woodhouse can’t help but busy herself with those less fortunate than her. It doesn’t always turn out how she imagines it when affections go in unexpected directions. The costumes and hair are fantastic in this film. Sure, Gwyneth Paltrow doesn’t have the best English accent but I like how manages to be quite likable.
You don’t have to just take my word for it that these are enjoyable to watch. As a Netflix Stream Team member, I was given two Netflix Streaming 1-year subscription to gift to others. So, I decided to give one to a family or friend and one here on the blog. Enter below!
I received a year subscription of Netflix and a device to stream the content as part of the Netflix Stream Team. All opinions are my own.
214 comments
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sitcoms such as I LOVE LUCY OR GOLDEN GIRLS
I have yet to see any of these, sometimes I have a hard time following shows and movies that have strong accents, but I do enjoy watching them.
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I enjoy the old television series from my childhood.
I never got into British TV. Maybe I need to rethink it.
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A good comedy.
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I like mystery/drama shows. Thank you!!
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I like variety anything from zombies to romacne and scifi too
I love British Period Dramas : Downton Abbey, The Paradise, The Bletchley Circle, Poirot, etc!
i like comedy movies and reality competition tv shows
I love tv dramas, just bingewatched Grey’s Anatomy.
I like documentaries.
My favorite type of movie/tv show to watch is historical.
I like a lot of action packed and comedy movies as well
I can’t say that I’ve watched any of these movies. I’m making a list of movies I want to see for 2015 since I rarely watch movies.
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Science Fiction! I just messed up my entry. I wish I could edit. 🙂 I put my name as Science Fiction. lol
It’s fixed!
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Action movies. I love Sons of Anarchy
I like to watch a lot of Sci-Fi – Fantasy type of shows and movies
I have so many different types of shows i love to watch – my favorite tv show at the present is Parenthood which is in its last season.
I love crime shows. True crime and scripted.
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I like dramas the best. Thanks for hosting!
I like to watch mysteries.
I like documentaries and mysteries.
I’m definitely a romantic comedy kinda girl 🙂
My favorite are reality shows.
I like crime dramas.
Historical
I’ve been watching a lot of BBC America shows on Netflix recently. I’ll have to expand and try one of these too.
I love crime dramas.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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True crime.
i like watching horror or thriller movies.
My favorite type of movies to watch are romantic comedies.
I like crime dramas
Crime drama and legal dramas.
action movies.
I enjoy watching competition shows like Survivor!
I like Comedies/Sitcoms
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I like to watch comedies and dramas
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I like to watch comedy movies.
Thanks for the contest.
mystery tv series are my fave.
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I love to watch action/drama shows. My favorite show right now is The Walking Dead
Anything with a good plot line, but I guess is I had to pick probably musicals, or good romantic comedies.
i love a good comedy
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i love crime dramas. right now i love the black list.
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There’s nothing like a good period drama, and there’s no period drama like Downton Abbey
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I like suspense and comedy shows on TV.
I like to watch comedies
I like documentaries the most, I can learn a lot.
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Movies, Documentaries, Political / Satire: The Daily Show, Bill Maher (Stephen Colbert) and my Hubby likes sports too.
Like dramas or crime shows!
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I love the British Period Dramas and True Crime movies.
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I love to watch romance movies
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I really like historical dramas as well. I watched Season 1 of The Paradise and really enjoyed it.
scifi is my fav genre, but like horror too
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I like comedies
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Supernatural type shows and crime drama =)
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I like to watch crime dramas the most.
my taste varies. i loved The Killing, and Orange is the New Black, but i also love comedies and sci fi!
My favorite movie type to watch is thriller.
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I like crime shows.
I like things like once upon a time and lost
I like horror.
I love comedies, anything that’ll make me laugh out loud.
I like forensic file type shows. Thank you
romantic comedies are always the ones I go for first but I tend to end up liking the dramas
I like romantic comedies.
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We like to watch new shows that are funny and intelligent.
I like crime shows, especially wives with knives and evil kin.
I like suspensful thrillers the most, but I watch a bit of everything.
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I like documentaries
my favorite is horror and comedy movies the best !
i am torn between scifi shows and period dramas. or anything on the bbc.
Dramas, Comedies and Documentaries
I like comedies, especially British comedies.
action and sci fi
I like crime dramas
I don’t have a favorite. I’m all over the place. About the only thing I DON’T like is reality television.
i love true crime stories
I love watching dramas
I like Crime Dramas, like Criminal Minds.
I love to watch the old Black and White Horror movies with Bella Lugosi,Vincent Price to name just a couple.
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My favorite type of movie to watch are actionh movies.
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I love watching dramas and comedies
For TV shows, I love comedy. For movies, I love horror.
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I like apocalyptic shows like The Walking Dead
I like to watch comedies.
Most definitely horror!! Though i can’t lie, I liked to sneak a good drama in here and there 😉
Thank You for the giveaway…we like dramas, scifi, & historical dramas…and great series like House of Cards.
I like documentaries more than anything…..a few of the reality shows.
I love suspense movies and foreign films.
I just read a comment by a friend that they are spending the holiday weekend on Netflix with the British shows.
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