Period Drama
Oliver Twist
Timothy Spall and Tom Hardy star in a 2007 adaptation of Charles Dickens's much-loved tale of a young orphan boy.
Series 1: Episode 1 (58 mins)
- Wolf HallThe acclaimed adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novel, starring Mark Rylance and Claire Foy
- Murder Is EasyOne death is a tragedy – are four deaths a crime? A star-studded Agatha Christie classic
- DickensianScrooge meets Fagin meets Miss Havisham - their lives intertwined on a mysterious street
- Pride and PrejudiceThe spectacular adaptation that started a wave of Austen-mania. With Colin Firth.
- Tess of the D'UrbervillesGemma Arterton stars in Thomas Hardy’s classic tale of love, seduction and betrayal
- Sense and SensibilityTwo sisters, one classic tale. Dominic Cooper stars in Jane Austen’s beloved story
- Little DorritDickens' story of love, honour, debt and hope. Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen star
- Great Expectations (2011)Everything can change in a heartbeat. Lavish adaptation of Dickens, with Gillian Anderson
- Small IslandWhen love was a luxury. Is England the land of opportunity Hortense hoped it would be?
- Gentleman JackSociety will talk. Can Anne Lister restore her home’s fortunes – and find herself a wife?
- Alice in WonderlandJonathan Miller’s memorable production with an all-star cast headed by John Gielgud72 mins
- World on FireAs the world falls apart, hard choices remain. World War II ignites around three people
