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The Story Of The Costume Drama

The Story Of The Costume Drama

Description: Actress Keeley Hawes narrates this five-part miniseries, which celebrates 50 years of the televised historical drama. It begins by featuring `The Adventures of Robin Hood' and continues with such classic period dramas as `The Forsyte Saga', `Upstairs, Downstairs' and `Brideshead Revisited'. Among the stars interviewed are Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Daniel Radcliffe, Billie Piper and Alex Kingston.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2008
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 5
First episode air date: November 1, 2008
Language: English
Cast: Keeley Hawes

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