Why we love Period dramas

With a new series of Bridgerton on the way, Christabel Smith explains why we can’t get enough of bonnets, bodices and brooding heroes

Brooding hero, big house, even bigger characters, bonnets, heaving bosoms… the ingredients of a period TV drama work their magic on us all. When life is feeling unpredictable we can escape to a world where society’s rules are clear, justice prevails and a happy ending (probably in the form of a lavish wedding), is inevitable. ‘For every bodice, there’s someone ripping it off’ The perfect antidote to a stressful day is watching high drama unfold at a ball. Will our heroine escape with her virtue intact as she takes a glass of lemonade from the dastardly soldier? How will the social-climbing mother cope when the eligible duke fails to dance with her ugly-duckling daughter? Glorious locations and sweeping landscapes are a feast for the eyes, especially when we’ve been cooped…

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Woman & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2021

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