*UPDATED: FEBRUARY 2026* Now that we have a second season of Artful Dodger, we needed to update the reading list!  Many people missed it in the holiday rush but at the end of November 2023, one of my favourite period dramas ever was released. (Yes, it […]

With Emerald Fennell’s version of Wuthering Heights** sweeping onto everyone’s screens this weekend after what seems like years of discussion, the Brontës are back in the spotlight. (Not that they are by any means unknown, but they are not quite as ever-present as Jane Austen […]

If I could only watch one television/film genre for the rest of my life, it would undoubtedly be period drama. Unsurprisingly to… I assume everyone, I cannot say no to a good period drama. And luckily for me while I was in London, there was […]

I will say, it felt like 2025 was somewhat bereft of period dramas– it feels like we usually get far more. (I wish that networks and streamers would see that we are dedicated watchers and will rewatch!) Still, there were still some standout shows that […]

2025 has been a mixed bag for period dramas. We’ve had some that have been very popular and done well, while others have rather fallen short of expectations. (I think we can all agree, S3 of The Gilded Age is peak period drama.) However, for […]