The series is perfect for those who love the flavor of Jane Austin but want an unexpected storyline with a touch of the erotic. After all, it is hard to imagine the virginal Austen writing explicit sex scenes that pepper this new work. While the cast and setting is thoroughly lovely, there is definite creative license taken to what Austen fans will expect. Starring heartthrob Theo James as Sidney Parker and the beautiful Rose Williams as Charlotte Heyward, fans of Austen get to see Andrew Davies’ perception of how things might conclude. But Sanditon, a book with no ending, was given life as a PBS series. Jane Austen wrote novels with romantic happily-ever-afters that she herself never even experienced. Watch on Amazon Prime via PBS Masterpiece

Stars: Rose Williams, Theo James, Anne Reid, Kris Marshall, Jack Fox These series do move around quite a bit, so keep an eye out-they may just pop up elsewhere soon. However, if a series is available to stream via an existing subscription to a more major service (Netflix, etc), we’ve linked directly to that below. All of them have free trials, and we encourage you to try them out. In addition to standalone apps for PBS Masterpiece (and PBS Passport), Britbox, and Starz, these services can also be found as premium add-on features to Amazon and Hulu subscriptions (linked below as “via”). You know the one!Ī note on streaming: These series are found in a variety of places. We also set a cutoff point of World War I, although we did sneak in a series that goes just past the start of the war. And though these series span many time periods, genres, and interests, there is never a shortage of series about Tudor England (there are four on this list so far).

But they are still wholly British productions, with UK actors and accents throughout. Not all of the series take place in England, though-a few examine life in France, Italy, or elsewhere. The airwaves are full of great costume dramas, but for our list below we’ve narrowed it down to those of a British variety. Well, a romanticized version anyway, where you don’t have to face daily medical and sanitation issues. Sometimes you want to wrap yourself up in a gorgeous costume drama, escaping to a past you never knew but perhaps feel on a certain level.

The price of a bride by michelle reid