Favorite Television Productions Set in the 1800s
Below is a list of my favorite television productions set during the decade between 1800 and 1809:
FAVORITE TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS SET IN THE 1800s
1. "Death Comes to Pemberley" (2013) - Anna Maxwell-Martin and Matthew Rhys starred in this adaptation of P.D. James' 2011 mystery novel, which is a sequel to Jane Austen's 1813 novel, "Pride and Prejudice". Daniel Percival directed.
2. "Sense and Sensibility" (2008) - Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield starred in this adaptation of Jane Austen's 1811 novel. Adapted by Andrew Davies, the three-part miniseries was directed by John Alexander.
3. "War and Peace" (2016) - Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton starred in this television adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel. Adapted by Andrew Davies, the six-part miniseries was directed by Tom Harper.
4. "War and Peace" (1972) - Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood and Alan Dobie starred in this television adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel. Adapted by Jack Pulman, the twenty-part miniseries was directed by John Davies.
5. "Mansfield Park" (1983) - Sylvestra Le Touzel and Nicholas Farrell starred in this six-part television adaptation of Jane Austen's 1814 novel. The miniseries was directed by David Giles.
6. "Jack of All Trades" (2000) - Bruce Campbell and Angela Dotchin starred in this television series about about the relationship between an American spy and a British spy during the first decade of the 19th century. The series was created by Eric A. Morris.
7. "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" - Bertie Carvel and Eddie Marsan starred in this adapation of Susanna Clarke's 2004 novel. Toby Haynes directed this seven-part miniseries.
8. "Mansfield Park" (2007) - Billie Piper and Blake Ritson starred in this television adaptation of Jane Austen's 1814 novel. Adapted by Maggie Wadey, the television movie was directed by Iain B. MacDonald.