Documentary

The Story of the Costume Drama

ITV3 investigates how the costume drama genre has evolved over the decades - from The Forsyte Saga to Upstairs, Downstairs, Brideshead Revisited to Lost in Austen. Get closer to the drama with interviews with the stars and the people behind-the-camera, from the writers to the location managers.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

The Story of the Costume Drama

First Air Date

January 1, 2008

Last Air Date

January 5, 2008

Seasons

1

Episodes

5

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

ITV3

S01E05

A Call to Arms

Costume dramas spawned an army of dashing heroes in uniform, but not all fought with the aplomb of Sean Bean's Sharpe or Ioan Gruffudd's Horatio Hornblower. The Monocled Mutineer opened a controversial chapter of World War I and A Piece of Cake's flying stunts rewrote the Battle of Britain.

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