1 hour ago Where are Downton Abbey's forgotten stars now? From Hollywood hit to co

The third and final film in the Downton Abbey series has finally been released, marking the end of the hit period drama

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2 h. ago Want to live the Downton Abbey life? The stately homes you can book into, from Badminton to Cliveden House

The finale of Downton Abbey is in cinemas. Bring your bonnet and slip into a period drama with a stay at one of these storied country homes

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2 h. ago Downton Abbey stars reveal they’re secretly married after meeting on beloved show

Downton Abbey stars Laura Carmichael and Michael C. Fox, who play Lady Edith and Andrew Parker in the beloved period drama franchise, have confirmed that they are married

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3 h. ago ‘Fantastic’ Scottish period drama that's ‘full of twists’ returning for season 2

The show debuted recently, but the future looks bright for the series

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7 h. ago Department Q fans must watch 'alluring' new wartime detective drama

Crime and period drama fans have their weekend binge sorted

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17 h. ago The Newsreader review – if this powerful Aussie drama were a US show, it’d be a smash hit

This 80s-set Australian show about rival newscasters is the best kind of period drama. It’s soapy, highly dramatic and wonderfully campThe Newsreader is the best kind of period piece in that it makes you reflect not only on the past but on the present. The first two seasons of this Australian drama about rival newscasters managed to cram in some of the biggest events of the 80s: the Challenger disaster; the Aids crisis; rumours of the end of Charles and Diana’s marriage.As well as seeing the impact those stories had on the world, the series hinged on some perennial themes, too – women being sidelined in the workplace; homophobia; mental illness; and what drives people to stay in their jobs even when everything around them is dripping with toxicity. To watch The Newsreader in an age of boundaries and therapy-speak is to feel at once privileged not to be working in broadcast television in the 1980s, and acutely aware that many of the problems still persist today. As unsettling as it i...

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24 h. ago Call The Midwife star addresses show's future after BBC axe rumours

A Call The Midwife star has teased that there is "so much change coming" in upcoming episodes of the BBC period drama.

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24 h. ago Call The Midwife star teases 'real' changes in upcoming episodes

A Call The Midwife star has teased 'so much change coming' in upcoming episodes, as the beloved BBC period drama will return for its 15th season

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48 h. ago Downton Abbey star Phyllis Logan reveals bizarre encounter with 'mad' fan

Phyllis Logan has recalled an encounter with a 'mad' Downton Abbey fan, who revealed she had had herself tattooed with a key prop from the period drama

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62 h. ago Downton Abbey star Allen Leech teases possible prequel exploring the younger years of Dame Maggie Smith's character Violet Crawley

Downton Abbey star Allen Leech has teased that the beloved period drama could return with a prequel exploring the backstory of the late Dame Maggie Smith's iconic character, Violet Crawley. 

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3 d. ago 'Outstanding' BBC period drama based on chilling murders by British serial killer

The three-part drama has racked in many five star reviews from impressed viewers

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3 d. ago Emmerdale spoilers reveal tragic Mack twist, legend returns and wedding drama

Emmerdale is lining up big twists next week including wedding drama for Gabby Thomas and Vinny Dingle, an update on trapped Mack Boyd and the return of Bernice Blackstock

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3 d. ago Coronation Street fans 'work out' Lisa Swain twist as wife Becky 'returns'

There was a shock during the latest visit to Weatherfield as the detective sergeant came face-to-face with her late wife

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4 d. ago ‘Most intelligent’ period drama film ever that risks being forgotten now streaming on Netflix

The film is a classic and one for Wolf Hall fans

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4 d. ago Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery 'not posh' in real life as she reveals very first job

Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery has insisted that she is 'not posh' in real life, even though she is known to millions as Lady Mary Crawley on the hit period drama

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5 d. ago ‘Superbly filmed’ period series based on a true story with ‘first

The BBC period crime drama was based a real-life court case

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5 d. ago 'Impeccably acted' crime period drama that's not for the 'faint

A dark BBC period drama has captivated fans

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5 d. ago 'Masterpiece' BBC period drama hailed as the 'best series' the broadcaster has to offer

The BBC British drama has been branded as 'one of the best shows of our time' by fans.

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6 d. ago 'Immaculate' Tarantino period drama nominated for 10 Oscars is on TV tonight

Viewers claim it is Quentin Tarantino's finest work

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6 d. ago Midsomer Murders star’s ‘jewel’ of a period drama ‘on par’ with Downton Abbey is unmissable

Fans of period pieces need to watch this series

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