Ebenezer Scrooge és un personatge malhumorat i rondinaire que tracta amb menyspreu i males maneres el seu fidel empleat Bob Cratchit i el seu alegre nebot. Però, quan l'esperit del Nadal passat, present i futur l'arrossega a un viatge durant el qual descobreix veritats que sempre s'ha negat a veure, el cor del vell avar s'il·lumina i s'adona que ha d'actuar immediatament per contrarestar tants anys d'egoisme i rancúnia. Adaptació del clàssic de Charles Dickens.
La infantesa de Lawrence Talbot va quedar marcada per la traumàtica mort del seu pare. Lawrence va marxar del seu poble i va trigar molts anys a recuperar-se de la pèrdua. Un dia, la promesa del seu germà va a buscar-lo perquè l'ajudi. El seu germà ha desaparegut misteriosament. Lawrence torna a casa i s'assabenta que hi ha hagut tot un seguit de morts brutals. La llegenda del lloc parla d'homes llop...
Mentre busca la seva mare desapareguda, l'intrèpida adolescent Enola Holmes utilitza les seves habilitats de detectiu per superar el seu germà gran Sherlock i ajudar a un lord fugitiu.
Pierce és un expert lladre de mitjans de segle XIX i convenç dos companys per robar 25.000 lliures en or d'un tren en marxa. Tot i això, abans de poder acostar-se al botí, la banda criminal haurà d'aconseguir aconseguir quatre claus que quatre persones diferents tenen en la seva possessió.
Al segle XIX, Oliver Twist (Mark Lester), un pobre nen anglès, escapa d'un orfenat i arriba a Londres a la recerca de fortuna. Allí és reclutat per un trinxeraire anomenat Fagin (Ron Moody), cap d'una banda de joves lladregots que roben als transeünts. Adaptació en format musical de la famosa obra de Dickens.
Després de l'èxit del seu primer cas, Enola Holmes segueix els passos del seu popular germà, Sherlock, obrint la seva pròpia agència, descobrint que la vida com a dona detectiu a sou no és tan fàcil com sembla. Resignada a acceptar la realitat com a adulta. A punt de tancar el negoci quan una jove cerillera sense diners li ofereix a l'Enola el seu primer treball oficial: trobar la seva germana desapareguda.
La independent, intel·ligent i jove Bathsheba Everdene es guanya la vida cuidant una granja. El jove i pròsper ramader Gabriel Oak s'enamora d'ella i li proposa matrimoni, però Bathsheba vol ser lliure i no accepta el seu oferiment.
Aprofitant l'èxit de la novel·la "Oliver Twist", Charles Dickens es va embarcar en una gira pels Estats Units. Admiradors d'arreu del país organitzaven gales per rebre'l. Al cap de setze mesos i tres fracassos literaris, Dickens estava endeutat fins al coll, i, sense el suport de cap editor, es va veure obligat a escriure i publicar-se ell mateix "Cançó de Nadal", una obra que canviaria per sempre la imatge del Nadal i donaria sentit i forma a l'esperit nadalenc tal com el coneixem ara. L'escriptura de "Cançó de Nadal" va obligar Dickens a afrontar els seus propis fantasmes del passat, del present i del futur, un procés que va plasmar d'una manera magistral en el personatge del senyor Scrooge.
Història basada en els llibres de literatura infantil "Basil of Baker Street", que al seu torn s'inspiren en Sherlock Holmes.
A l'Anglaterra victoriana, una bella dona (Ingrid Bergman) es casa amb un famós pianista (Charles Boyer). La felicitat desapareix quan a la casa, on anys enrere es va cometre un assassinat, la dona comença a sentir sorolls estranys i inexplicables; mentrestant, el seu marit la turmenta fins a fer-la creure que s'està tornant boja.
La vigília de Nadal, l'egoista i avar Ebenezer Scrooge té una única i freda nit per afrontar el seu passat (i canviar el futur) abans que sigui tard.
Emma Woodhouse, una jove rica, atractiva, intel·ligent i presumptuosa, viu amb el seu pare vidu en una petita població. Quan la seva estimada institutriu, amiga i confident, la senyoreta Taylor, decideix casar-se el senyor Weston, la vida de l'Emma es queda buida i sense sentit. Aleshores es planteja una qüestió: com ajudar els altres a portar una vida tan perfecta com la seva.
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.
In Victorian London, 12-year-old business magnate Ciel Phantomhive thwarts dangers to the queen as he's watched over by his demon butler, Sebastian.
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller that weaves together these classic horror origin stories into a new adult drama.
In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities, some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, a brilliant young inventor. They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of… well, pretty much all the forces — to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.
In 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which people are born dictates the path their lives will follow. Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, never felt her place in life to be a burden. But then she met William, a member of the gentry and the eldest son of a wealthy family. His warm smile and earnest affection threaten to capture her heart... but can love truly conquer all?
London widow Cora Seaborne moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar, but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature.
Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH. The show has brought a large number of detective series and television movies—most of them British productions from the BBC or the ITV companies and usually adapted from mystery fiction literary sources—to air on American television. In 2002, they added an American-produced series based on the novels of Tony Hillerman to their roster.
Set in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her brother, a detective, relies on her exceptional mind to solve difficult mysteries.
It's the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He's especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night - useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: he hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan... until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.
The life of an orphan is changed by the providential intervention of a mysterious benefactor.
Dickensian intertwines the realm of fictional characters in Charles Dickens’ novels—including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham—in half-hour episodes, as their lives intertwine in 19th century London. The Old Curiosity Shop sits next door to The Three Cripples Pub, while Fagin’s Den is hidden down a murky alley off a bustling Victorian street.
In Victorian London, a gang of troubled street teens are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes. As the crimes take on a horrifying supernatural edge and a dark power emerges, it'll be up to the Irregulars to come together to save not only London but the entire world.
In Victorian London, feisty heroine Hetty Feather is trapped in the Foundling Hospital, the strict institution ruled over by the formidable Matron Bottomley. Aided by friends and thwarted by enemies, Hetty battles to win her freedom and finally find her real mother. Based on the book by Jacqueline Wilson.
Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.
Oliver is born into poverty and misfortune - the son of an unmarried mother, who dies shortly after his birth. He is soon delivered to the workhouse, where the cruel Mr. Bumble oversees children tormented by starvation and suffering. When Oliver dares to ask for more gruel, he finds himself cast out and forced to make his own way in the world...
A young woman is hired as a maid to an heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle. But, the maid has a secret: she is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a gentleman to help him seduce the heiress to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until the women discover some unexpected emotions.
It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay between Victorian England and the First World War. 'The Edwardians' explores the lives of and events in the lives of many who helped define the era, the "Belle Epoque".
Daniel Deronda is a British television serial drama adapted by Andrew Davies from the George Eliot novel of the same name. The serial was directed by Tom Hooper, produced by Louis Marks, and was first broadcast in three parts on BBC One from 23 November to 7 December 2002. The serial starred Hugh Dancy as Daniel Deronda, Romola Garai as Gwendolen Harleth, Hugh Bonneville as Henleigh Grandcourt, and Jodhi May as Mirah Lapidoth. Co-production funding came from WGBH Boston. Louis Marks originally wanted to make a film adaptation of the novel but abandoned the project after a lengthy and fruitless casting process. The drama took a further five years to make it to television screens. Filming ran for 11 weeks from May to August on locations in England, Scotland and Malta. The serial was Marks' final television production before his death in 2010.
