Fri Apr 6, 2012, 09:57 AM

Sparkly (22,075 posts)

Finished "Lillie" -- very nice for those of us with an appetite for 19th-century dramas

It's about Lillie Langtry.

It was sufficiently well-done that nothing gives away the fact that it was made in 1978. (You know how sometimes you can tell, because the hairdos look just a bit too much like the era the show was produced, or something?)

Every few episodes, I went to Wiki to look up who all the various characters were, and followed links around to see what other scandals the royals got mixed up in, who else was Oscar Wilde's lover, and of course, which prince is which (they were hard to sort out!).

I have rented "South Riding." We'll see how that one goes!

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Finished "Lillie" -- very nice for those of us with an appetite for 19th-century dramas (Original post)	Sparkly	Apr 2012	OP
I enjoyed South Riding a lot.	jannyk	Apr 2012	#1
I enjoy that era, too.	Sparkly	Apr 2012	#3
Have you watched The Duchess of Duke Street?	catchnrelease	Apr 2012	#2
No -- thanks for the tip!	Sparkly	Apr 2012	#4
If you enjoyed Lillie....then "Dutchess of Duke Street" is a reverie!	KoKo	Apr 2012	#6
I've noticed that our television has a sort of sepia tone-ish quality to picture lately.	Stinky The Clown	Apr 2012	#5
LOL!!	maddezmom	May 2012	#7

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Fri Apr 6, 2012, 02:52 PM

jannyk (4,776 posts)

1. I enjoyed South Riding a lot.

Only 3 eps, but it is a complete story. Set in the 1930's. I think you'll like it - though it's not your usual Victorian period.

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Thu Apr 12, 2012, 11:01 AM

Sparkly (22,075 posts)

3. I enjoy that era, too.

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Fri Apr 6, 2012, 08:39 PM

catchnrelease (604 posts)

2. Have you watched The Duchess of Duke Street?

It was also very good.

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Thu Apr 12, 2012, 11:01 AM

Sparkly (22,075 posts)

4. No -- thanks for the tip!

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Sun Apr 29, 2012, 07:52 PM

KoKo (70,059 posts)

6. If you enjoyed Lillie....then "Dutchess of Duke Street" is a reverie!

It's incredible. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it... and it's based on a true story.

The reviews on Netflix give more detail. But, it's just incredibly beautifully done. The interaction between the characters and the fact that they morph throughout the story...so that you become intertwined with their lives so that they become a part of you.

It's a great "get away" from the current world we live in...but, with lots of "class warfare" and human condition indentifying.

I have loved it since it first showed on PBS way awhile back. Bought it and when I need to go away...and feel there is some kind of humanity of spirit that abides in us all...I rewatch it...and it's a long series given the timeframe that it's portraying.

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Wed Apr 18, 2012, 02:45 PM

Stinky The Clown (51,441 posts)

5. I've noticed that our television has a sort of sepia tone-ish quality to picture lately.

And the local nooz guys have a kind of British accent. Not a modern one, mind you, but a somewhat archaic one.

I can't imagine why any of this is happening. Anyone have a clue?

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Sun May 6, 2012, 06:32 PM

maddezmom (131,268 posts)

7. LOL!!

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