British historical television series
20 entries in the British Historical Television Series compendium.
The ABC Murders (TV series)A 2018 BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic mystery.Adventure Story (1961 TV play)British TV play starring Sean Connery as Alexander the Great.The Adventures of William TellSwashbuckling series about the Swiss folk hero William Tell.African QueensDocudrama series on female monarchs with dramatized re-enactments and expert interviews.Agatha Christie's MarpleITV series loosely adapting Christie's Miss Marple stories.Agatha Christie's PoirotDavid Suchet portrayed Hercule Poirot across 71 episodes.Agatha Christie's Seven DialsA British television adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1929 novel.Albert and VictoriaA British sitcom about a domineering Victorian husband.All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)BBC adaptation of James Herriot's veterinary stories.All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series)A new adaptation of James Herriot's veterinary stories.Amadeus (TV series)Fictionalised account of Mozart and Salieri in 18th-century Vienna.Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireA 2006 BBC docudrama on Roman turning points.And Then There Were None (TV series)A 2015 BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel.Anna Karenina (2000 TV series)Four-part British TV adaptation of Tolstoy's 1877 novel.Anne Boleyn (TV series)A psychological thriller set in Anne Boleyn's final five months.Any Human Heart (TV series)British drama serial based on William Boyd's novel.Aristocrats (TV series)A 1999 BBC miniseries about the Lennox sisters.Around the World in 80 Days (2021 TV series)A television adaptation of Jules Verne's classic globe-trotting adventure.Arthur of the BritonsA Celtic King Arthur without magic or shining armour.The Baker Street BoysA BBC series about Sherlock Holmes's street urchin helpers.
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