Day #22 of the 30 Day Television Challenge

[shadowkat]

This is Day #22 of the the 30 Day Television Challenge.

The prompt Television series or mini-series that took place in another era that you loved.

No television series prior to the 1970s, folks. I'm putting a stop to the - oh I remember watching this as a kid in the 1950s and 60s nostalgia trip you are all on. You can do that in your own journals.

Mine... "Call the Midwife"

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Comments

[cjlasky7]

John Adams (2008), starring Paul Giamatti:

https://youtu.be/9CNbQOrxQ-g

[wendelah1]

It was so hard to choose just one. I ruled out all of the series I love which are set during my lifetime (The Crown, The Americans, and Aquarius), in favor of a historical drama based on one of Charles Dickens' best novels. This is episode one of Bleak House (2005) which someone has kindly uploaded to Daily Motion. The other 14 episodes may be there as well, I didn't check. It's also on Hulu and Britbox and YouTube, and on DVD, so available from your library, I would wager.

Gillian Anderson plays Lady Dedlock. She's brilliant as always. But the entire cast is great and with 15 episodes, it's a faithful adaption. I found it riveting.

[petzipellepingo]

PBS' The Virgin Queen .

[atpo_onm]

Late 70's, ear;y 80's for this one. Men, women, horses, airplanes. Not all that big on the horses myself, but they work here, and the old/new contrasts as the characters' society evolves is compelling.

Doggone Brits are so damn good at this kind of thing it's almost annoying! ;-)

Hard to find the kind of clip I wanted, but this will at least give some general flavor, albeit slow flavor. (It's not always as such).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vGg46QUlDI

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flambards_(TV_series)

[atpo_onm]

Oh, and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq0nJZa6P8c

Happy and I'm smiling
Walk a mile to drink your water
You know I'd love to love you
And above you there's no other

We'll go walking out
While others shout of war's disaster
Oh, we won't give in
Let's go living in the past

Once I used to join in
Every boy and girl was my friend
Now there's revolution, but they don't know
What they're fighting

Let us close our eyes
Outside their lives go on much faster
Oh, we won't give in
We'll keep living in the past

Oh, we won't give in
Let's go living in the past

Oh no, no we won't give in
Let's go living in the past

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Works for me! :-)