Keyword: victorian england

Tony Robinson's History of Britain

8.4

2020

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The actor and history enthusiast explores the history of Britain through the everyday lives of ordinary people during four periods of British history.

The Secret Agent

6

2016

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Verloc, the owner of a seedy shop in Victorian Soho, plays a dangerous game spying on an agitating anarchist group that will prove useful to the foreign power he is secretly working for.

Dark Angel

6.8

2016

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A two-part drama about the Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton.

The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

6.7

2012

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BBC comedy series parodying the works of Charles Dickens and heavily influenced by a similar, long-running radio series. A respectable shopkeeper, Jedrington Secret-Past, (unsurprisingly) discovers that he has a secret past.

Victorian Farm

8.8

2009

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In this unique project, historian Ruth Goodman as well as archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn immerse themselves in the life of the Victorian farmer as he would have lived on the Acton Scott Estate.

Hidden Killers

8

2013

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While trying to lead an empire, these rulers had no idea that the biggest threat to their lives was under their own roof. After the discovery of electricity, there were many wild inventions. Follow the beautiful Suzannah Lipscomb as she uncovers some of the scariest and most hilarious parts of history that we couldnt fathom today.

Scrooge

7.6

1970

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A musical retelling of Charles Dickens classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

The Man Who Invented Christmas

7.3

2017

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The journey that led to Charles Dickens creation of A Christmas Carol, a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.

Far from the Madding Crowd

7.2

1967

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Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men.

Oliver Twist

7.8

1948

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In Charles Dickens classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.

To Walk Invisible

7.4

2016

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A chronicle of the Brontë sisters battle to overcome obstacles and publish their novels, which would become some of the greatest in the English language.

Time at the Top

5.8

1999

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Her buildings elevator, having been altered by a retired physicist in the building, transports 14-year old Susan Shawson back in time from 1998 Philadelphia to the same place in 1881. There she meets Victoria Walker, a girl her own age in need of assistance with her own familys problems. Gradually discovering the power of her time machine, Susan, Victoria, and her young brother Robert travel back and forth in time and succeed in changing both the past and the future.

Plunkett & MacLeane

6.4

1999

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Two robbers are persecuted by the law, whose servants are not much better and even worse.

Khartoum

7.2

1966

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In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles Chinese Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).

Doctor Dolittle

6.2

1967

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After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.

The First Great Train Robbery

7

1978

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England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.

David Copperfield

7.5

1935

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A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.

The Happy Prince

5.9

2018

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The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.