56 h. ago Netflix adapting ‘fantastic classic’ period drama based on ‘much loved’ novels

Netflix has confirmed it is making a period drama for a new generation of viewers

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56 h. ago Netflix remaking ‘amazing’ period drama adapted from ‘fantastic’ novels

Netflix has confirmed it's adapting a series of well-loved novels into a period drama set to release this year

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7 d. ago Waiting for the Out review – totally magnificent TV about philosophy in prison

Dennis Kelly’s brilliant drama about a teacher in prison is moving, gripping and almost painfully vulnerable – plus the main character decimates everyone at a middle-class dinner party. What more could you want?It’s hard to imagine a better route into true philosophical inquiry than time in prison. Regret, causality, the nature of freedom: these are urgent issues to the incarcerated. Time is both impossibly empty and passing at terrifying speed. You face endless days and nights with only the inside of your head for company. You are at the sharpest end of practical philosophy, whether you like it or not. What is life for? Could it be changed for the better?Accordingly, the teaching of philosophy in prison is entirely logical. But that depends on who is doing the teaching, and why. This magnificent six-part drama is adapted by Dennis Kelly (with both sitcom romp Pulling and conspiracy epic Utopia on his CV, Kelly is a hard man to predict) from Andy West’s memoir A Life Inside. By beco...

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9 d. ago Iconic Hollywood actress enjoys family holiday in Scotland & calls it her ‘favourite adventure’

HOLLYWOOD star Liv Tyler has hailed Scotland after spending the festive period north of the border. The model and actress, 48, shared amazing images of her travels up and down the country with her £2.5million Instagram followers. She dubbed it her “favourite adventure” as thousands of fans rushed to comment on her two posts.  One...

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1 week ago 'Masterpiece' period drama is 'best Agatha Christie adaptation in recent memory'

The miniseries, starring an A-list cast and based on an Agatha Christie novel, has earned a 94% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

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1 week ago ‘Amazing’ BBC drama adapted from ‘favourite’ book now streaming

The BBC series has been called 'a rare gem and pretty much flawless' by viewers who say it's 'simply the best series ever made'

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3 w. ago Le Carré with a cocktail, not a cuppa: the glamour and escapism of The Night Manager

The second series of the Tom Hiddleston-fronted drama is first le Carré adaptation not based on author’s own workIt was in a market square in the Colombian city of Cartagena when Georgi Banks-Davies wondered if she had bitten off more than she could chew.The director of The Night Manager’s second series was shooting a scene in the bustling location, with just a few minutes to capture the action. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Masterpiece’ mystery thriller fans are ‘losing sleep’ over is coming to Netflix

Netflix is adapting a bestselling mystery novel into a period drama series about a missing child and dark family secrets.

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3 w. ago 'Must watch' BBC period drama with 'perfect' casting is now available to stream

A period drama television adaptation of a Jane Austen novel is available to watch

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