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Costume Dramas I recommend 



These are what I think are relatively free on Amazon Prime, PBS, Netflix and the like. Some are well known but others are hidden gems!! I love historical series and anything I can watch while folding laundry and cleaning or just relaxing after the kids are in bed. 

 The Railway Children— Amazon Prime, rated PG-13 (2000)
A darling movie about some wealthy children who are displaced after their father is wrongly imprisoned. They end up loving the country and the people in it. 

 Doctor Thorne— 2016 TV-14
A series based on a book, and it reminds me a bit of Pride and Prejudice with issues revolving around class and wealth, and inheritance. 

 Les Miserables—PBS TV-14 (2019) A lovely new rendition of the classic, without the musical songs. Simply a drama. I enjoyed it very much. 

 Mrs. Wilson 2019 TV-14 PBS  LOVED this one,  based off a TRUE story. Absolutely fascinating. The main actress is playing her real life grandmother in the story! Highly recommend. Crazy good. 

 Victoria (PBS) Fantastic series.
Netflix
The Crown (2017) Basically the best series based on British royalty ever made. This and Victoria on PBS. 

 The Physician (2013) Sir Ben Kingsley and 11th century medicine- incredible film. 

 The Lion Woman (2016) Lady who looks like a lion because of her genetic condition. Based off a true story. Believe she becomes an amazing mathematician. 

 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Fantastic film with Lily James and more familiar faces. WW2 era. 

 War Horse (2011) “A boy follows his beloved horse into war”, nice moving film. 

 A little Chaos (2014) This has Kate Winslet, fantastic tale featuring a female lead making a difference in France designing the gardens at Versailles. 

 The Imitation Game (2014) Fantastic film -/ WW2, Benedict Cumberbatch, what more can you ask?? 

 Call the Midwife  (Found on many platforms) Endlessly amusing and touching series set in 1950’s -60’s England. A favorite. 



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