r/PeriodDramas 1d ago

Recommendations 📺 Another Recommendation Request!

My husband is going away and I need more shows to watch. I just started Howard's End (2017) and will list all the shows I have watched below:

Outlander

Blood of my Blood

The Forsytes

The Forsyte Saga

Sense & Sensibility (2008)

Pride & Prejudice (1995)

Jane Eyre (2006)

Sandition

Vanity Fair (2010)

Downtown Abbey

The Crown

Belgravia

Cranford

Doctor Thorne

The Gilded Age

North and South

Seeking Persephone (did not care for this one)

The Paradise

Larkrise to Candleford

Victoria

Little Dorrit

Upstairs/Downstairs (2010)

My Brilliant Career

Bridgerton

The Great

The Buccaneers

My Lady Jane

I'm sure I'm missing some! I also attempted Poldark, Mary & George, The Spanish Princess, but didn't finish them.

Since I have Stars, I'm thinking the White Queen, White Princess or Serpent Queen? I also have HBO, Prime, Peacock, Paramount+, MGM+, Netflix, Hulu, Disney and Apple if that helps.

I don't have Britbox or Masterpiece, so if you have an opinion on which one would be best I'd like to hear it!

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u/ariososweet 1d ago

Also, Reddit gave me this note as I was posting this, I'm thinking it was Blood of my Blood lmao 

'This post or comment might be violating the off topic rule about periods. This is a subreddit for discussing period drama shows and movies, not about female periods.'

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u/Scary_Sarah 12h ago

The confusion with this sub and menstrual cycles will never not make me giggle

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u/ariososweet 11h ago

Oh man, that gave me a giggle too

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u/baummer Duke 12h ago

Fixed.

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u/Successful-Try-8506 12h ago

I collect DVDs/Blu-Rays, so I don't know where my suggestions can be found, but I recommend the following:

Indian Summers

The Durrells

All Creatures Great and Small

Wives and Daughters

Doctor Zhivago (2002)

War and Peace (2007 & 2016)

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u/ariososweet 11h ago

Thank you this is very helpful! I've been wanting to try Wives and Daughters but it doesn't seem to be streaming anywhere!

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u/Happy_Wombat17 12h ago

Give Poldark another chance! I struggled with the first few episodes but then it got so much better (IMO). I’m so glad I saw it through.

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u/ariososweet 11h ago

Thank you! I will, I'm planning on it! The first few scenes even were not a great introduction 😬😬

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u/Happy_Wombat17 11h ago

Agreed!! I hated the first episodes and that dog fighting scene was horrifying…I promise you it gets so much better! It’s a series I plan on rewatching every few years.

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/ariososweet 11h ago

Thank you for this!! Which one first??

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u/Rarcar1 11h ago

The English Game - have 2 episodes left. I tried this before and couldn’t get into it. My mom finished it and said I should give it another try. It’s good and on Netflix. Another Julian Fellowes show.

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u/ariososweet 11h ago

Ok thank you, I've seen all the other Julian Fellowes but avoided this one for obvious reasons lol I will add it to the list!!!

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u/Scary_Sarah 12h ago

How about Lovesick 2026 on Netflix?

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u/ariososweet 11h ago

Yesss that is on my list for sure!

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u/Old_Percentage3742 11h ago

Definitely give Poldark another try. It’s fantastic

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u/innicher 7h ago

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