The Story of the Costume Drama
TV series
The Story of the Costume Drama
2008, English, on ITV3.
ITV3 investigates how the costume drama genre has evolved over the decades - from The Forsyte Saga to Upstairs, Downstairs, Brideshead Revisited to Lost in Austen. Get closer to the drama with interviews with the stars and the people behind-the-camera, from the writers to the location managers.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 5
- Episode length
- Varies
- Status
- Ended in 2008
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Latest episode
S1 E5: A Call to Arms
Aired 5 January 2008
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 1 January 2008
- Last aired
- 5 January 2008
- Network
- ITV3
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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The Story of the Costume Drama has 1 season and 5 episodes.
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