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"PENMARRIC" (1979) Review

British author Susan Howatch had a prolific career as a novelist for roughly thrity-nine years. Three of them were family sagas, whose characters paralleled the lives of one of Britain's royal families - the Plantagenets. The first of those novels, 1971's "Penmarric", ended up being the only one adapted for the screen. ( Collapse )

Below are images from "PENMARRIC", the BBC's 1979 adaptation of Susan Howatch's 1971 novel. Directed by Tina Wakerell and Derek Martinus, the twelve-part miniseries starred Annabel Leventon, Thomas Ellice, Rupert Frazer and Eric Deacon: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite television productions set in the 1830s: ( Collapse )

"ADAM BEDE" (1991) Review

Recently, I had come across an old BBC production that I have not seen in years. The production was a television movie based upon author George Eliot's first novel, "Adam Bede". ( Collapse )

Below are images from "ADAM BEDE", the 1991 adaptation of George Eliot's 1859 novel. Adapted by Maggie Wadey and directed by Giles Foster, the television movie starred Iain Glen: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite movies and television miniseries set in Britain of the 19th century (1801-1900): ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite television productions (so far) that are set in the 1700s: ( Collapse )

Below is a selection of television productions (listed in chronological order) about or featured the American Revolution: ( Collapse )

In acknowledgment of the recent Presidential Election, below is a list of my favorite movie and television productions about U.S. Presidents - historical and fictional: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite movies featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes: ( Collapse )