Loved “The Crown”. Have not seen the most recent season with Diana.
Loved Downton Abbey.
Loved “The Tudors”
Loved Foyle’s War
Did not like Call the Midwife.
I find all of the British produced television dramas so much better written, acted produced than almost anything on us television. US TV actors are models who look good on camera. Very few can act.
Not period pieces but I also loved Broadchurch, Shetland, Black Mirror, Luther, The Fall, Doc Martin, Peaky Blinders, Sherlock, Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and especially Hinterland.
This is opposed to the absolutely crap that is on ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX. Someone at my office suggested I watch “Big Sky” an ABC David Kelly show. David Kelly has produced some decent shows such as “Goliath” with Billy Bob Thorton.
My wife and I made it through 2 1/2 episodes before we had enough. We were actually laughing because is was so stupid and filled with liberal propaganda. Plus is was such a rip off of “Yellowstone”. An actual good American cable show.
There are some Scandinavian shows I watched that I enjoyed.
“Bordertown” is a detective in Finland.
“Occupied” is about Russia taking over Norway’s oil production via EU agreement - and Norway’s resistance to it.
We also watch almost exclusively British productions anymore. There’s just no comparison to the drivel that American networks are putting out. Plus they are usually clearly devoid of “social engineering”.
One show I hadn’t seen listed but really enjoyed was Vanity Fair. The main character is very saucy and made me laugh often. Costumes and settings are gorgeous, and the opening credits, while not seeming to have much to do with the series, is captivating and haunting on its own.
Another was set in the 1960s, so not quite as distant of a period to cover, but really well done, was The Royal, an 8 season series about a seaside community hospital by in Yorkshire. The setting is beautiful. The general surgeon, Mr. Rose, is worth watching all by himself! But all of the characters are interesting and complex. Highly enjoyed that one!