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    champagne: I want to see gritty versions of period pieces and literary adaptations on BBC and Boston's Masterpiece Theatre but I also want my bonnet escapism too... more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): Look, BBC, all we're asking is for handsome men in cravats and breeches. It's not that hard, alright? Make some "gritty" shit in your own time and sti... more »
    resonanteye: If it goes like Jabberwocky/Terry Gilliam style, it might find a whole new audience. more »
    theruraljuror: FYI for all the ladies who have Netflix: there are TONS of period costume dramas on instant view right now. "north and south", "the buccaneers", "... more »
    Tart of Darkness: Also they won't be showing the big dog show at Crufts. Because PETA talked them out of it. Frankly I think they are big sissies to not show it becau... more »
    aspiringexpatriate: THin kabout it guys, it'll be humourous and working class grit. The Cheap and Cheerful grit. Not annoyingly melodramatic. more »
    Ratinski: As long as they don't get rid of my beloved slashy magician and assy prince drama, I could care less. *wants more Merlin NOW, please* more »
    Arbolgirl: I hope by being gritty they don't go the direction of Romeo and Juliet. You know the one with Leo Capicorn and that chick from My So Called Life.....I... more »
    CrankyOldBroad: No bonnets in I, Claudius...why not remake that sweeping epic? Can't get much grittier than those Caesars. more »
    BeckySharper: Dickens and Sarah Waters and Thomas Hardy aren't exactly frou-frou. WTF is grittier than workhouses and prostitutes and destitute peasants? more »
    Mr. Mittens (né nodoubt9203): james mcavoy and hugh dancy sammich anyone? more »
    ilikenoise: Um- hello? Bonnets are totally gritty. You know how Amy Winehouse is said to hide her stash in her beehive? Well guess where the Austin ladies held th... more »
    Liz11685: I think the idea of making some period dramas with more realism is a good thing, but I also like the very sanitized adaptations that are made already.... more »
    trixavicious: "The move comes after ratings dipped for BBC1's most recent costume drama, Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit, which sank to a low of 2.5 million viewers... more »
    belle TL: Praise Jeebus that they made North and South when they did, because I lurve my period dramas. It's gritty, but completely realistic and actually topi... more »
  • #bbc

    No More Bonnets

    The new guy at the BBC is phasing out traditional costume drama and literary adaptations in favor of "a grittier look at the period." We say: boo. [The Guardian]