Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Favorite Television Productions Set in the 1700s
Below is a list of my favorite television productions (so far) that are set in the 1700s:
FAVORITE TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS SET IN THE 1700s
1. "John Adams" (2008) - Emmy winners Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney starred as John and Abigail Adams in this award winning HBO miniseries about the second U.S. President from his years as a Boston lawyer to his death. Tom Hooper directed.
2. "Turn: Washington's Spies" (2014-2017) - Jamie Bell starred in this television series that is an adaptation of Alexander Rose's 2006 book, "Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring". The series was created by Craig Silverstein.
3. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1982) - Anthony Andrews and Jane Seymour starred in this television adaptation of Baroness Emmuska Orczy's novels about a British aristocrat who adopts a secret identity to save French aristocrats from the guillotine during France's Reign of Terror. Directed by Clive Donner, Ian McKellen co-starred.
4. "The History of Tom Jones – A Foundling" (1997) - Max Beesley and Samantha Morton starred in this adaptation of Henry Fielding's 1749 novel about the misadventures of an illegitimate young man in the mid-1700s, who had been raised by a landowner. Metin Hüseyin directed.
5. "The Book of Negroes" (2015) - Aunjanue Ellis starred in this television adaptation of Laurence Hill's novel about the experiences of an African woman before, during and after the American Revolution; after she was kidnapped into slavery. Clement Virgo directed.
6. "Black Sails" (2014-2017) - Toby Stephens starred in this television series, which was a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, "Treasure Island". The series was created by Jonathan E. Steinberg
and Robert Levine.
7. "Garrow's Law" (2009-2011) - Tony Marchant created this period legal drama and fictionalized account of the 18th-century lawyer William Garrow. Andrew Buchan, Alun Armstrong and Lyndsey Marshal starred.
8. "Poldark" (1975/1977) - Morris Barry and Anthony Coburn created this series, an adaptation of the first seven novels in Winston Graham's Poldark literary series. Robin Ellis and Angharad Rees starred.
9. "Outlander" (2014-present) - Ronald Moore developed this series, which is an adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's historical time travel literary series. Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan starred.
10. "Poldark" (2015-2019) - Debbie Horsfield created this series, an adaptation of the first seven novels in Winston Graham's Poldark literary series. Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson stars.
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