Brooding men, feisty women, rib-crushing corsets, epic romance and lavish sets – it’s no wonder we are a nation obsessed with period dramas.
Every time one comes along, we lap it up quicker than you can say “Upstairs, Downstairs” and are then beset with grief when it ends.
When global megahit Downton Abbey came to the end of the road five years ago, it was practically a national day of mourning.
Other dramas have filled the void. Belgravia on ITV, penned by Downton writer Julian Fellowes, had us sobbing over the battles and ballroom dances of the 1800s.
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