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Tipping the Velvet

  • Category: Period Drama

Three-part period drama set in 19th-century England charting the lesbian love story between male impersonator Kitty Butler and her dresser Nan Astley.

Tipping the Velvet is not currently available on demand.

  • North and South

    Description: Adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel set across the social divide in the Victorian age.; Category: Period Drama; 4 episodes available.

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    Emma

    Description: Sandy Welch's dramatisation of Jane Austen's novel, stars Romola Garai in the title role.; Category: Period Drama; 4 episodes available.

  • Lark Rise to Candleford

    Description: Adaptation of Flora Thompson's memoir of her Oxfordshire childhood.; Category: Period Drama; 40 episodes available.

  • Cranford

    Description: Funny and touching drama about the lives of the people of Cranford.; Category: Period Drama; 5 episodes available.

  • Pride and Prejudice

    Description: A dramatisation of Jane Austen's classic story of social mores.; Category: Period Drama; 6 episodes available.

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    Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    Description: Four-part drama series based on the novel by Thomas Hardy, written by David Nicholls; Category: Period Drama; 4 episodes available.

  • Catherine Cookson's The Tide of Life

    Description: Stunning feature-length period drama following housekeeper Emily Kennedy.; Category: Period Drama; 1 episode available.

  • Cranford: Return To Cranford

    Description: Funny and touching drama about the lives of the people of Cranford.; Category: Period Drama; 2 episodes available.

  • Catherine Cookson's The Rag Nymph

    Description: Feature-length TV versions adaptated from books written by the popular Tyneside novelist; Category: Period Drama; 1 episode available.

  • Catherine Cookson: Colour Blind

    Description: Feature-length TV versions adaptated from books written by the popular Tyneside novelist; Category: Period Drama; 1 episode available.

  • Catherine Cookson: The Moth

    Description: Feature-length TV versions adaptated from books written by the popular Tyneside novelist; Category: Period Drama; 1 episode available.

  • Catherine Cookson: The Secret

    Description: Feature-length TV versions adaptated from books written by the popular Tyneside novelist; Category: Period Drama; 1 episode available.