[Req] Victorian Era Films/TV Series

FrCrilly

Hi All,

I’m putting together a list of Films/TV Series that have a strong Victorian era theme.

The kind of themes I’m looking for include:
Wealthy Victorian Lifestyles,
Country Houses,
Victorian Art,
Victorian Culture,
Theatre Attending,
Sex, Prostitution,
Industrial Revolution,
Engineering,
Railways,
Science/Naturalism,
Social Change/Union Movements

(I am not looking for strongly romantic themed productions).

So far I come up with the BBC series North and South.

If anyone has any other recommendations, I am all ears.

Thanks In Advance for all responses.

Decuc500

Topsy-Turvy, the Mike Leigh film about Gilbert and Sullivan staging The Mikado.

It ticks a few of your boxes, Victorian culture, wealthy lifestyles and Theatre Attending.

keefg

What the Victorians did for us - Adam Hart-Davis series

FrCrilly

Thanks for all responses. Here’s stuff I’ve found elsewhere.

“From Hell (Jack the Ripper, Victorian London)
Oliver Twist (all versions, or any other filmed adaptations of Dickens eg. Great Expectations)
Shanghai Knights
Zulu (not Victorian Britain, but shows the British Empire at the time)
Any number of Sherlock Holmes films you can dig up, including the new one coming out, just avoid A Study in Terror since it's apalling...”

Tomohawk

The Irish R.M. - 1980s Irish tv drama series
The Onedin Line - 1970s UK tv drama series about a liverpool shipping magnate
Tipping the velvet - 2002 UK tv drama series about vistorian lesbians

The Man who would be King - with sean connery and michael caine.

Fred Dinbnah Documentaries
* Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone (2006)
* Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain (2005)
* Dig with Dibnah (2004)
* Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam (2003)
* Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain (2002)
* Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments (2000)
* Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age (1999)
* The Fred Dibnah Story (1986)
* Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack (1979)

SpitfireIV

A fair few of the movies/tv mini series set during this period would be of a romantic theme. Dont know if they are of any use to you but theres a few that I know of listed below:


Little Dorritt - series made by BBC (ok I'll admit I watched it and liked it )

Oliver Twist again, BBC did a good 4 part series a couple of Christmas's back, was pretty good.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Another BBC mini series, seen it on a few times but never watched it.

The Proposition and Ned Kelly - Movie's both set in Australia, but of course Australia was part of the British Empire at that time.

I shall think of more!

ehhowaya

Tipping the Velvet was entertaining!

The Lost Prince is really good but it's not victorian, still a good period piece especially if you like high society/royal/costume dramas!