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Alastair Bruce: historical advisor for an original period drama

accuracy, history, period drama

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"I’m the most unpopular person on the set," declares Downton Abbey's historical adviser Alastair Bruce when RadioTimes.com meets him. "Everybody is geared up and ready to go. The director knows how he or she is going to block the scene, the actors arrive...

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New ITV drama The Frankenstein Chronicles

Frankenstein, ITV, Mary Shelley

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Sean Bean is to star in The Frankenstein Chronicles, a new six-part period crime drama to air on ITV. Combining elements of the crime and horror genres, the drama takes its inspiration from Mary Shelley’s classic novel in which maverick scientist Dr....

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Writing the Pride and Prejudice Miniseries Parts I and II

Andrew Davies, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Society, Pride & Prejudice

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Adapting Jane Austen with Andrew Davies

Andrew Davies, Chapman University, House of Cards, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Society, Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility

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Impact of Sherlock on London Tourism

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Benedict Cumberbatch drama Sherlock has attracted nearly £11 million in free publicity for London according to a new study. The promotional body Film London has estimated that all the popular excitement about the capital generated from the show - including...

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Deux flics sur les Docks: French adaptation

Deux flics sur les docks, graham hurley

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Deux flics sur les docks, épisodes adaptés des romans de Graham Hurley, Du sang et du miel et Sur la mauvaise pente, avec Jean-Marc Barr et Bruno Solo. « Deux Flics sur les docks est l'adaptation des polars émouvants et sombres de Graham Hurley, où le...

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Jekyll and Hyde (1990): made-for-tv film adaptation

Jekyll and Hyde, made-for-tv film, Micahel Caine, review, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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In films like ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,'' Michael Caine is adept at playing charming con men. On television, though, he has taken to exploring seriously the darker side of Victorian society. Last year, he played the Scotland Yard inspector pursuing the...

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China imports British TV

British imports, British television, Downton Abbey, Lewis, Marple, Poirot, Sherlock, The Musketeers

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Sales of British TV shows overseas grew 5% to almost £1.28bn last year, with formats such as The X Factor and The Great British Bake Off and dramas including Downton Abbey and Sherlock proving global hits. The annual TV export report, published on Monday...

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Sherlock Holmes Copyright Case

Conan Doyle, Public Domain, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, US Supreme Court

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The case of the disputed Sherlock Holmes copyright has ended after the US supreme court on Monday left intact a ruling that said 50 works featuring the famed fictional detective are in the public domain. The high court’s justices, which like the eccentric...

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