PeriodDramas.com

Screenshot from Lorna Doone (2000 TV Movie)

The latest additions...

...to the period-drama timeline:
The Christmas Candle
2013 Movie
The Great Gatsby
2013 Movie
The Lady Vanishes
2013 TV Movie
Red Riding Hood
2011 Movie
Brideshead Revisited
1981 TV Mini-series
The Village
2013 TV Series
Reign
2013 TV Series
The Paradise
2012 TV Series

Have you seen these?

The Buccaneers
1995 TV Mini-series
Ladies in Lavender
2004 Movie
Ethan Frome
1993 Movie
Mary Bryant
2005 TV Mini-series
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997 TV Movie

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Welcome to PeriodDramas.com, a website dedicated to movies and TV series in the period-drama (or costume-drama) genre.

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Site contents

The Period-Drama Timeline
The historical timeline lists each period drama according to the year in which it begins. Click on any entry to learn more about its cast, filming locations, DVD availability, etc.
The Top 25 Period Dramas
A ranking of the very best period dramas, as rated by visitors to our website.
Articles About Period Dramas
Our collection of original articles covering various aspects of the period-drama genre.
Period-Drama Title Help
Get help with identifying a period drama whose title you can't remember, or help us identify one of the current unknowns!
Links and Resources
A list of our favourite websites related to the period/costume-drama genre.
Period Dramas in the News
Get the latest news about period-drama movies, actors, directors, etc. in this section.
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