#bbc costume drama

[mistressvera]

Katie McGrath as Morgana Pendragon

MERLIN (2008) | 3.2 - The Tears of Uther Pendragon: Part Two

#merlin bbc #merlinedit #morgana pendragon #morganapendragonedit #morgana le fay #merlinladies #femalecharacters #tvarchive #womendaily #bbcmerlindaily #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #costume drama #womensource #tvedit #tvgifs #katie mcgrath #katiemcgrathedit

[marzipanandminutiae]

in view of Netflix and a few other networks apparently announcing that they are no longer requiring actors to wear corsets/stays, but framing it as the ultimate in feminist allyship against an Oppressive Historical Torture-Garment (and presumably typing their press releases one-handed, if you catch my drift), I have a few things to say:

1. I presume they will also be condemning Spanx, dieting, weight loss surgery, obsessive exercise, breast or pectoral or ab implants, Flat Tummy Tea, editing actors’ bodies in post, etc. since this is all about promoting healthy body image. ...right?

2. Okay, this one is not tongue-in-cheek: if a costume designer forces you to wear massively uncomfortable stays or corsets and tells you your discomfort is an inherent feature of that garment type, they are lying. All the articles on this cited reports from actresses saying they threw up because of Regency stays or couldn’t eat in Edwardian corsets. And while  I’m sure some of that is giving interview audiences the sensationalism they want to hear, I believe them in general. 

Someone needs to tell them that that’s not normal.

I have worn corsets and stays a lot in my life. I know people who wear them as everyday support garments. And neither I nor anyone I know has been seriously hindered in normal activities by them. There are even photos and videos of women from corset-intensive eras climbing glaciers, playing sports, having snowball fights, doing manual labor...living their lives

 Sure, there have always been and will always be people who find corsets or stays inherently uncomfortable- that’s why it’s good to have many support garment options available for people who need them. And there have always been and will always be ill-made, ill-fitting, or extreme examples of the type- I’m not  saying corsets are always The Most Comfortable Thing Ever For Everyone, because that’s not universally true of any garment.

But these production companies have been hurting actresses under the guise of “historical accuracy,” and this latest pronouncement is just another attempt to shift the blame. 

Don’t let them get away with it.

EDIT: Apparently the Official nature of the source for this announcement is in question, but the gist of the post still stands, so I’m leaving it up. Will edit further if new developments arise.

#netflix #period drama #historical fiction #bbc #itv #(those are the other networks mentioned in the articles) #dress history #fashion history #historical costuming #historical fashion #corsets #stays #rant #diet mention #disordered eating mention

[adobongsiopao]

Zelah Clarke, Timothy Dalton and Andrew Bicknell as Jane, Mr. Rochester and St. John from "Jane Eyre" 1983 version.

#jane eyre #jane eyre 1983 #charlotte bronte #zelah clarke #timothy dalton #andrew bicknell #mr rochester #mr. rochester #st. john rivers #st john rivers #jane eyre bbc #bbc jane eyre #period drama #costume drama

[ariadnethedragon]

Sofia Boutella as Eve Mansour

S.A.S: Rogue Heroes (2022) dir. Tom Shankland

#ladies and gentlemen: HER #she is absolutely unreal😩😍 #sofia boutella #s.a.s: rogue heroes #sas rogue heroes #eve mansour #historical drama #period drama #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #perioddramacentral #weloveperioddrama #connor swindells #tom glynn carney #jack o connell #alfie allen #dominic west #bbc #period costume #costume drama #1940s #world war ii

[talea456]

With the rather large slate of k-drama romances with past-lives subplot going on right now, my neurodivergent brain just connected something that I've got to get out of it:

Why is it only the modern dramas that have the past-lives subplot? What? People living in the Joseon Dynasty or Silla kingdom (thanks Moon in the Day) didn't have past lives too? Did reincarnation only exist after 0 CE or something?

#k drama #korean drama #moon in the day #the story of park's marriage contract #my demon #destined with you #a good day to be a dog #this is a crack post #don’t take too seriously #I know there are probably logistical reasons for the trend #like how I’m sure they have plenty of Joseon-era costumes and sets to use #so it’s easy and/or cheaper to film during that era #kinda like how BBC has a ton of Jane-Austen era costumes that get reused in productions

[rubysunnday]

MERLIN WEEK: Day 4 (Sept 29): Aesthetics: outfits 1/3 - Morgana's birthday gown

#merlinweek2022 #merlin #merlin edit #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #edit #gif #gif edit #perioddrama #perioddramaedit #perioddramagif #morgana #costume drama #costume #costume appreciation

[supertroutfish]

In a land of myth, and a time of magic... 🏰🐉🗡️📜🔮

#merlin bbc #merlin #morgana #katie mcgrath #lady morgana #morgana pendragon #arthur and merlin #king arthur #period drama #period dress #halloween #halloween costumes #camelot #cosplay #morgana cosplay

[zizitennenbaum]

Turning the sheet music page for someone while they’re playing the piano is costume drama first base.

#victoria #pride and prejudice #costume drama #downton abbey #regency #bbc #jane austen #bridgerton

[historicalreusedcostumes]

This Spectacular pink gown is worn in Ghosts: Something to Share? (2021) on Emma Sidi as Eleanor and later worn in Queen Charlotte a Bridgerton Story (2023) on an exstra as Lady.

#recycled costumes #bbc ghosts #queen charlotte a bridgerton story #historical drama #period drama #costume drama #reused costume

[kitelledoodles]

In my plaguey little interlude I’ve been using my time constructively and rewatching the BBC Musketeers and I reckon it’s time damned well spent, most of all for listening to my mum cackle at the sassy punchlines and finally getting round to creating fanart nearly a decade late.

Athos looks so absolutely done with everything, but keeps coming back for more. His opening scene with *that* hangover and *that* bucket is one of my favourites in TV and says an awful lot about him without a word being said

#my art #illustration #kitdoodles #fanart #fan art #the musketeers #bbc musketeers #athos #tom burke #all for one #musketeers fanart #costume drama #historical costume #historical drama

[georgefairbrother]

Robin Ellis (Ross Poldark) has shared on his Facebook page that the original Poldark aired for the first time on October 5th, 1975.

He writes:

"...We had no idea that it would catch on as it did...With fond memories of a wonderful cast who were like a great, extended family. Thinking especially of those no longer with us: Angharad Rees, Ralph Bates, Richard Morant, Paul Curran, Mary Wimbush, Frank Middlemass, Forbes Collins - and of course, Winston Graham himself, and his wife Jean..."

Poldark ran for 29 episodes over two series on the BBC. Its audience peaked at 15 million, was sold to over forty countries, and it became the biggest selling costume drama on video until Pride and Prejudice (1995).

Robin Ellis (Ross Poldark) and Angharad Rees (1944-2012) who played Demelza, interviewed for the series' 25th anniversary

Images from Robin Ellis' Facebook and blog.

#social history #poldark #winston graham #bbc #costume drama #cornwall #classic television #bbc drama #literary adaptation

[mistressvera]

Katie McGrath as Morgana Pendragon

MERLIN (2008) | S1.E6 ∙ A Remedy to Cure All Ills

#katie mcgrath #katiemcgrathedit #merlin bbc #merlinedit #morgana pendragon #morganapendragonedit #morgana le fay #merlinladies #femalecharacters #tvarchive #witchesnet #womendaily #bbcmerlindaily #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #costume drama #womensource #tvedit #tvgifs #tuserpurple

[didanagy]

VANITY FAIR (1998)

dir. marc munden

#vanity fair 1998 #vanity fair bbc series #william makepeace thackeray #costume drama #period drama #perioddramaedit #becky sharp #natasha little #philip glenister #nathaniel parker #tom ward #miriam margolyes #frances grey

[quietparanoiac]

Ghosts (BBC), 3x01: Humphrey's story

#Ghosts #Ghosts BBC #BBC Ghosts #Humphrey Bone #Humphrey BBC Ghosts #Laurence Rickard #Sujaya Dasgupta #Chloé Delanney #Chloe Delanney #ghostsedit #bbcghostsedit #tvedit #tvshowedit #period drama #perioddramaedit #periodedits #Ghosts 3x01 #my gifs #hello anon #seems to be all the costumes there were in 3x01

[claudia1829things]

Time Period for "DANIEL DERONDA"

Recently, I discovered that the BBC had aired two adaptations of George Eliot's 1876 novel, "Daniel Deronda". One was a four-part miniseries that aired in 2002 and starred Hugh Dancy and Romola Garai. The lesser known production had been a six-part miniseries that aired in 1970 and starred John Nolan and Martha Henry.

The ironic thing is that both adaptations were set during the early-to-mid 1870s. Yes, I know that the novel had been published in 1876. But . . . Eliot's novel was set during the mid-1860s - 1864 to 1866/67. Didn't the producers of both miniseries realized this when they were made?

#daniel deronda #george eliot #daniel deronda 1970 #john nolan #martha henry #daniel deronda 2002 #romola garai #hugh dancy #time period #costume designs #period drama #period dramas #costume drama #bbc

[adobongsiopao]

Promo photo of Jane in the Moor house from "Jane Eyre" 1983 version.

#jane eyre #charlotte bronte #jane eyre 1983 #zelah clarke #jane eyre bbc #bbc jane eyre #bbc #period drama #costume drama