Index

A

Abraham, Cyril, 1 , 2

Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1959), 1

as social critique, 1

Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956–1967), 1 , 2

Allo Allo (1982–1992), 1 , 2

Arthur of the Britons (1972–1973), 1

nationalism in, 1

Atkins, Eileen, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Au Bonheur des Dames (1883) See Zola, Émile

Austenland (2013), 1

B

Bel Ami (1971), 1 , 2

Bernstein, Michael Andre, 1

Blackadder (1983–1989), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Bleak House (2005), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

parody of, 1

See also Davies, Andrew

Bond, James, 1

Borgias, The (2011– ), 1

Brass (1983–1984), 1 , 2 , 3

Brideshead Revisited (1981), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Britishness, 1 , 2 , 3

T

The Buccaneers (1958–1960), 1

C

Cadfael (1994–1996), 1

ideology in, 1

Call the Midwife (2012– ), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

abortion in, 1 , 2

birth in, 1

comparison to Cranford, 1

comparison to Downton Abbey, 1 , 2 , 3

comparison to One Born Every Minute (2010– ), 1 , 2

depiction of race in, 1 , 2 , 3

depiction of working class in, 1 , 2

as Feminist TV, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

reception in US, 1

as soap opera, 1

See also Worth, Jennifer

Cameron, David, 1

Camelot (2011), 1

Cannadine, David, 1

Cardwell, Sarah, 1 , 2 , 3

Carolan, Victoria, 1 , 2

Carry on Laughing (1975), 1

Chickens (2013), 1

Cooke, Lez, 1

Cooper, Glenda, 1

costume drama

authenticity of, 1

britishness, 1 , 2 , 3

class, 1

“cult of Sunday night,” 1 , 2

Dickens, influence of, 1 , 2 , 3

Elizabeth I in, 1.1-1.2

Feminism, 1 , 2

“Golden Age” of, 1 , 2 , 3

as heritage, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60

King Arthur in, 1.1-1.2

Middle Ages in, 1.1-1.2

populism in, 1 , 2

as “quality” programming, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

rape in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23

Robin Hood, 1.1-1.2

Second World War in, 1.1-1.2

technological limitations, 1 , 2

as “warm bath” TV, 1

Cranford (2007–2009), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

T

the Crusasdes, 1.1-1.2

C

Cuklanz, Lisa M., 1

D

Dad’s Army (1968–1977), 1 , 2 , 3

T

The Dark Lady of the Sonnets (1939), 1

D

Davies, Andrew, 1 , 2

Bleak House (2005), 1 , 2 , 3

heritage studies, 1

Little Dorrit (2008), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Mr. Selfridge, 1 , 2

Pride and Prejudice (1995), 1 , 2

Trollope adaptations, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19

Wives and Daughters (1999), 1 , 2

Danger UXB (1979), 1

British history, 1 , 2 , 3

Cultural Change, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

genre subversions, 1

popular memory of war, 1

Valorization of Knowledge, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

working-class settings of, 1 , 2

Day, Ann, 1

Days of Hope (1975), 1 , 2

Deadwood (2004–2006), 1 , 2 , 3

De Groot, Jerome, 1 , 2

Delap, Lucy, 1

Dent, Grace, 1 , 2

Dickens, Charles, 1

influence on costume drama, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Diski, Jenny, 1 , 2

Dixon, Winston Wheeler, 1

Doctor Who (1963– ), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Elizabeth I, Representation of, 1 , 2

Downton Abbey (2010– ), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

austerity politics and, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

appeal to American viewers, 1 , 2

class in, 1 , 2

comparisons to Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975), 1 , 2

as Dickensian serial, 1 , 2

Edna, punishment of, 1.1-1.2

evolution of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

fan fiction, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16

as Heritage, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Highclere Castle tourism, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

homosexuality in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22

international success, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

Lady Sybil’s death, 1 , 2 , 3

music in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

patriarchal control, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2

rape in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20

servants in, 1

See also Fellowes, Julian

Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

E

Edward and Mrs. Simpson (1978), 1

Elizabeth I (2004), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

historical accuracy, 1

Mirren, Helen in, 1

romance in, 1

Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen (2005), 1 , 2 , 3

fashion in, 1

iconization, 1

maternal imagery, 1

Elizabeth R (1971), 1 , 2 , 3

historical accuracy, 1

iconization, 1

Elizabeth (1998), 1

Elizabeth Rex (2002), 1

Elizabeth the Queen (1968), 1 , 2

gender relationships in, 1 , 2

Ellis, Robin

in Bel Ami (1971), 1

in Elizabeth R (1971), 1

in Poldark (1975–1977), 1 , 2 , 3

F

Fellowes, Julian, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32

See also Downton Abbey

Fisk, John, 1

Ford, Maddox Ford, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

T

The Forsyte Saga (1967), 1

as Dickensian, 1 , 2 , 3

as “event television,” 1

marathon viewing, 1972, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

marital rape in, 1 , 2

music in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

as soap opera, 1

F

Freedman, Carl, 1 , 2

G

Gallagher, Bill, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

See also The Paradise

Gaskell, Elizabeth, 1 , 2 , 3

See also Cranford (2007–2009)

T

The Gathering Storm (2002), 1

G

Gaunt, William, 1

Geraghty, Christine, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Gerbner, George, 1

Giddings, Robert, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

Gilbert, Gerard, 1 , 2

Glorious 39 (2009), 1

“

“Golden Age” costume drama, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

space and narrative technique, 1

studio-based mise en scene, 1 , 2 , 3

G

Goodman, Tim, 1

Goring, Rosemary, 1

Graham, Winston. See Poldark

H

Harwood, Kate, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

He Knew He Was Right (2004), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

epistolarity in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

masculinity in, 1

montage in, 1

See also Davies, Andrew

heritage studies, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68

“post-heritage,” 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

Higson, Andrew, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

Hill Street Blues (1981–1987), 1 , 2

Hollinghurst, Alan

The Line of Beauty, 1

Horrible Histories (2009–2013), 1 , 2

Hornblower (1964), 1

Hornblower (1998–2003), 1

T

The House of Eliott (1991–1994), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

gender in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Marsh, Jean on, 1 , 2

parody of, 1

serialization in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

as soap opera, 1 , 2

H

Hunderby (2012), 1

Hutcheon, Linda, 1

Hyde, H. Montgomery, 1 , 2

Hyman, Ronald, 1

I

I, Claudius (1976), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

Ivanhoe (1958), 1

European identity in, 1

Ivanhoe (1982), 1

Ivanhoe (1997), 1

national identity in, 1

J

James, Henry

TV adaptations, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Jenkins, Henry, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Jewel in the Crown (1984), 1 , 2

K

Kenilworth (1957), 1

L

Labouchere Amendment, 1 , 2

Laird, Karen, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14

Legend of Robin Hood (1975), 1

as social critique, 1

Lewis, Jane, 1

Light, Alison, 1

Longitude (1999), 1

Lunn, Ken, 1

M

Making Waves (2004), 1

Marsh, Jean, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

Martin Chuzzlewit (1994), 1

Masterpiece Theatre, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

“Monsterpiece Theatre” spoof, 1

T

The Mayor of Casterbridge (1975), 1

M

Maurice (1987), 1 , 2

McArthur, Colin, 1

McKay, Peter, 1

Merchant Ivory, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Merlin (2008–2012), 1

Merline (1998), 1

Middlemarch (1994), 1

Monk, Claire

on heritage/post-heritage, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

Monty Python’s Flying Circus, 1

Moseley, Rachel, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Moss, Grant, 1 , 2 , 3

Mr. Selfridge (2013– ), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

austerity politics and, 1

Davies, Andrew on, 1

gender in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

as nostalgia, 1 , 2 , 3

retail and consumption in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

N

Nelson, Brian, 1

Nelson, Robin, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

New Adventures of Robin Hood (1997–1999), 1

T

The Onedin Line (1971–1980), 1.1-1.2

British literary heritage, 1

British national identity, 1 , 2 , 3

gender, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

genre, 1.1-1.2

horror of sea life, 1

influence, 1

interstitial sequences, 1

maritime spaces, 1

sublime, 1

verisimilitude, 1 , 2

O

Osborne, George, 1

T

The Pallisers (1974), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

P

Parade’s End (2012), 1.1-1.2

as adaptation, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

as contemporary drama, 1

as high-end drama, 1 , 2

as post-heritage, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

opening of, 1 , 2

reception of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

visual style, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

T

The Paradise (2012–2013), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16

as heritage, 1 , 2

treatment of class, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

treatment of gender, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

historical realism, 1

hybrid form of, 1 , 2 , 3

influence of Bleak House on, 1

nostalgia, 1 , 2 , 3

production practices in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

retail and consumption in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Victorian values, 1 , 2

as “warm bath” television, 1

See also Gallagher, Bill See also Harwood, Kate See also Zola, Émile

P

Peaky Blinders (2013– ), 1 , 2

Persuasion (1995), 1

Persuasion (2005), 1

Piece of Cake (1988)

British history, 1 , 2 , 3

Cultural Change, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

genre subversions, 1

male heroism, 1 , 2

popular memory of war, 1

Valorization of Knowledge, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Pillars of the Earth (2010), 1

Poldark (1975–1977), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

class, treatments of, 1 , 2 , 3

Cornwall tourism, 1 , 2

Ellis, Robin as Poldark, 1 , 2 , 3

fans’ responses to, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18

filming techniques in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14

Graham, Winston, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19

rape in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19

Pride and Prejudice (1995), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

1938 TV adaptation, 1

“Austen-mania,” 1 , 2

Davies, Andrew, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Firth, Colin as Darcy, 1

R

Ragussis, Michael, 1

Rappaport, Erika Diane, 1

Rayner, Jonathan, 1

Redmond, James, 1

Richard the Lionheart (1961), 1

Ripper Street (2012– ), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

austerity, 1

crime drama conventions in, 1 , 2 , 3

genre complexity in, 1 , 2

masculinity in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

New Lad culture, 1 , 2

science in, 1

steampunk and, 1

as Victorian fantasy, 1 , 2

as Western, 1 , 2

Ripping Yarns (1976–1979), 1

Robin Hood (2006–2009), 1

politics in, 1

Robin of Sherwood (1984–1986), 1

politics in, 1

Rock, William R., 1

A

A Room with a View

1973 TV adaptation, 1

1985 Merchant Ivory film, 1 , 2

Music and heritage in 1985 film, 1 , 2

R

Rose, Susan, 1

T

The Roses of Eyam (1975), 1

S

Schama, Simon, 1

Scott, Peter Graham, 1 , 2 , 3

Scott, Sir Walter, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky, 1

Selby, Keith, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

Sex and the City (1998–2004), 1

Sexual Offences Act, 1967, 1

Shannon, Jegg, 1

Sharpe (1993–2008), 1

Shoulder to Shoulder (1974), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Sir Francis Drake (1961–1962), 1 , 2

Six Feet Under (2001–2005), 1

T

The Sopranos (1999–2007), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

S

Stallybrass, Ann, 1

Stanley, Alessandra, 1

Stock, Lorraine, 1

Stoppard, Tom, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

Strong, Roy, 1 , 2 , 3

Summerfield, Penny, 1

T

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, 1

Testament of Youth (1979), 1 , 2

Tew, Marjorie, 1

To the Ends of the Earth (2005), 1

To Serve Them All My Days (1980), 1

Tudors, The (2007–2010), 1

Thatcher, Margaret, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

the Titanic, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

U

Up the Women (2013), 1

Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30

as Dickensian serial, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

class relations in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

DVD series format, 1

historical authenticity, 1

homosexuality in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18

music in, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

parodies of, 1 , 2 , 3

rape in, 1

studio filming techniques, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

Upstairs, Downstairs (2011–2012), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2

appeasement, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

comparison with original, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

critical panning, 1

Second World War, 1 , 2 , 3

social history as backdrop, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Uptown Downstairs Abbey (2011), 1 , 2 , 3

Usher, Shaun, 1

V

Vahimagi, Tise, 1

Vanity Fair (1967), 1

W

Warship (1973–1977)

T

The Way We Live Now (2001), 1 , 2 , 3

capitalism, 1 , 2

epistolarity in, 1 , 2

masculinity, 1 , 2

montage, 1 , 2 , 3

See also Davies, Andrew

W

Weeks, Jeffrey, 1 , 2 , 3

West, Nancy, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Wheatley, Helen, 1 , 2

When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981), 1 , 2

White, Susanna, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

T

The White Queen (2013), 1

W

Wilde, Oscar, 1 , 2

Williams, Raymond, 1 , 2 , 3

Worth, Jennifer, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

See also Call the Midwife

Y

Yentob, Alan, 1

You Rang, M’Lord? (1988–1993), 1 , 2 , 3

Z

Zola, Émile, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12