The Story of the Costume Drama Picture Perfect (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary

The Story of the Costume Drama

Picture Perfect (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary

The pursuit of high production values drove costume dramas into real castles and countryside. Castle Howard appeared in Brideshead Revisited, Cornwall lent local color to Poldark, and a Lithuanian river became the Thames for Helen Mirren's...See moreThe pursuit of high production values drove costume dramas into real castles and countryside. Castle Howard appeared in Brideshead Revisited, Cornwall lent local color to Poldark, and a Lithuanian river became the Thames for Helen Mirren's Elizabeth I. Written by Anonymous See less

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Keeley Hawes Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Bodyguard (2018)
Anthony Andrews Self Self See fewer	The King's Speech (2010)
Tim Angel Self - Chairman, Angels Self - Chairman, Angels See fewer	The Story of the Costume Drama (2008)
Paul Annett Self Self See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Christopher Biggins Self Self See fewer	The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Andrew Billen Self Self See fewer	The Story of the Costume Drama (2008)
Noel Butler Self - Etiquette Advisor, Sense & Sensibility (as Noël Butler) Self - Etiquette Advisor, Sense & Sensibility (as Noël Butler) See fewer	Brazil (1985)
Robin Ellis Self Self See fewer	Poldark (1975)
Kathryn Flett Self Self See fewer	Baddiel's Syndrome (2001)
Barbara Flynn Self Self See fewer	Miss Potter (2006)
Michael Grade Self Self See fewer	Kane & Abel (1985)
Tom Hooper Self Self See fewer	Cats (2019)
Simon Howard Self - Chairman, Castle Howard Estate (as The Hon. Simon Howard) Self - Chairman, Castle Howard Estate (as The Hon. Simon Howard) See fewer	The Sickhouse (2008)
John Hurt Self Self See fewer	1984 (1984)
Derek Jacobi Self Self See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Alex Kingston Self Self See fewer	ER (1994)
Simon Langton Self Self See fewer	The Whistle Blower (1986)
Sylvestra Le Touzel Self Self See fewer	Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Sharon Lovelock Self - Owner of Miss Pole's house from Cranford Self - Owner of Miss Pole's house from Cranford See fewer	The Story of the Costume Drama (2008)
Ray Marshall Self Self See fewer	That Awkward Moment (2014)
Sharon Marshall Self Self See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Hans Matheson Self Self See fewer	Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Bill Paterson Self Self See fewer	The Witches (1990)
Anne Pivcevic Self Self See fewer	Little Dorrit (2008)
Angharad Rees Self Self See fewer	Under Milk Wood (1971)
Nicky Shipman Self - Owner of Dr. Harrison's house from Cranford Self - Owner of Dr. Harrison's house from Cranford See fewer	The Story of the Costume Drama (2008)
Annie Symons Self Self See fewer	King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Deborah van der Beek Self - Owner of Dr. Harrison's house from Cranford Self - Owner of Dr. Harrison's house from Cranford See fewer	The Story of the Costume Drama (2008)
Charity Wakefield Self Self See fewer	Wolf Hall (2015)
Simon Williams Self Self See fewer	Kinvig (1981)
Simon Woods Self Self See fewer	Pride & Prejudice (2005)