Past Eras or Periods of time. Dramas set in, or reminiscent of, an earlier time period. For both film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers.
A great many period dramas have been adapted from classic works of literature; books from Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Bronte, Louisa May Alcott have all been made into historical films.
RELATED LINKS:
AGATHA CHRISTIE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL COLLECTION
CATHERINE COOKSON AND https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/catherine-cookson/
CHARLES DICKENS
NOVELS: MOVIES BASED ON CHILDREN'S/CLASSIC NOVELS
MARK TWAIN
C.S. LEWIS Chronicles of Narnia Collection
JANE AUSTEN: NOVELS MOVIES & REMAKES
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