So here are the best BBC series in my opinion.
N°1
Pride & Prejudice
I can't say enough good things about this series. The way it stays true to the book is just one of its many virtues, among which I have to say is Colin Firth. The relationships between the characters and the development of the story has more time to breath in a miniseries than it does in the movie and I think that the feel of the time period is really set up really well thanks to that.
I've seen this series at least once every year since my mother spotted it on TV in America, to give an idea we have it on VHS, DVD and BluRay.
N°2
Larkrise to Candleford
This series is absolutely irreplaceable! The characters all develop throughout the four seasons, and as you learn about them you start to become part of their closely knit community. Lark Rise is a small hamlet near the wealthier market town of Candleford. We follow the lives of the staff of the Candleford post office as they go about their lives. I can't say how much I love this series and how much I looked forward to every single new episode.
Something about this show that I find so amazing, and my mother agrees with me ardently whenever we are in the midst of watching an episode, is the thought behind each episode. There is always something you learn at the end of each episode and it is eloquently explained by a narrating voice (which can be any of the characters but usually is Laura, the assistant post mistress). That, in itself isn't that amazing, but the things the characters learn! I am constantly amazed by all the things they talk about on this show and how they really inspect all these aspects of life. I swear if I could meet anyone I would meet whoever it is that comes up with every episodes meaning because they are probably the most wise person I will ever meet.
N°3
North and South
Aaaaahhhh! That's usually the words I use to describe this series. Or perhaps just a bit of drool as I think of Richard Armitage. Sigh... This is the story of Miss Margaret Hale as she is moved to the North of England because of her father's work. She finds herself in a completely different kind of society, with a whole different set of rules. How can life be so difficult? And why is everyone so rough and violent? Maybe it's not so unappealing when it comes from the head of the cotton mill, John Thornton.
N°4
You Rang, M'Lord?
This series is absolutely hilarious! Not exactly romance packed but something you shouldn't miss. A rich man recently appoints a new butler and his daughter as a maid, unaware that the butler is after anything we can get his hands on. Don't miss out on the laughs with a crazy grandmother wit a hidden stash of jewels, a rich lesbian daughter that dresses as a man, a rich son that loves his maid more than his riches and a footman that will do anything to keep the family safe from a thieving butler.
N°5
Persuasion
If you don't know the story of Persuasion, I'll give you a brief summary. Anne Elliot is a wonderful young woman, but with her good heart and her lack of courage she is easily persuaded by those around her. Seven years before the beginning of the story she is persuaded to give up her love for Frederick Wentworth a young, intelligent naval officer with great ambition but little money. She never lets the memory of their love leave her heart though as she watches him leave for what she thinks is forever. But now he has come back.
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