Films and programs like Poldark

Hamish Macbeth

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 1995 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton. The series concerns a local police officer, Con...

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The Irish R.M.

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7.7

The Irish R.M. refers to a series of books by the Anglo-Irish novelists Somerville and Ross, and the television comedy-drama series based on them. They are set in turn of the 20th century west of Irel...

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How Green Was My Valley

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Life is harsh but uncomplicated and happy for the Morgan family in their coal mining village in the Rhondda Valleys. But as the 20th century approaches, the younger generation is restless.

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Bodies

Series Age rating: 18 Year: 2004 IMDB Rating: 8.4

Bodies is an award-winning British television medical drama produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Created by Jed Mercurio, the series began in 2004 and is based on his book Bodies. In Decembe...

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Aristocrats

Series Age rating: 11 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Based on a true story, Aristocrats draws back the curtain on an 18th century English family near the summit of society, revealing a tapestry of romance, prejudice, infidelity, and revolution.

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The White Queen

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.

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The Grand

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 1997 IMDB Rating: 7.5

The Grand is a British television drama series first broadcast on ITV in 1997–1998. It was written by Russell T Davies and set in a hotel in Manchester in the 1920s. There are two series: eight episo...

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The Duchess of Duke Street

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1976 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Set in London between 1900 and 1925, the story follows Louisa Leyton/Trotter, the eponymous "Duchess", who works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietress of the upper-class Bentinck Ho...

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Above Suspicion

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Above Suspicion is a British TV series based on Lynda La Plante's novels Above Suspicion, The Red Dahlia, Deadly Intent and Silent Scream. It stars Kelly Reilly and Ciarán Hinds, and features the care...

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