Win A BBC Video Historical Drama
Do you like your drama in costume and with a British accent?
As a nice way to commemorate getting through a few weeks of blogging here at the ‘Scrib and to thank you for being here to read it, I’m giving away BBC Video’s Region 1 two-disc DVD sets of “Sense & Sensibility” (is David Morrissey’s Col. Brandon hotter than Alan Rickman’s? That’s a really tough question) and “Cranford”. Winners will receive one copy of either of the DVD sets.
To win, leave a comment that includes 1) a valid e-mail address, and 2) the name of your favorite TV minidrama (American or British). That can be anything from “The Thorn Birds” to “Bleak House” — something that shows on TV over a series of nights and features much melodrama. Winners will be picked at random, and the prizes can be shipped to U.S. addresses only. Entries will be accepted until Sunday, August 17 at midnight.
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I really enjoyed Tin Man. It’s a recent one, but the first that came to mind.
Dallas! (was that a minidrama?)
Favorite is Napoléon. But I have heard great things about John Adams and cannot wait to see it.
dallas
Dynasty!
My favorite is Pride and Prejudice.
Lonesome Dove was great
I remember roots growing up, before vcrs and all and how all were stuck to the tv…that is my all time favorite
My favorite has ALWAYS been the ORIGINAL “Brideshead Revisited”! Who could forget Sebastian and his Teddy Bear, Aloysius??!!??
Thanks for a GREAT giveaway!!
I like Bleak House – thanks for this great contest!
Dallas
Have to be Forsyte Saga – Damian Lewis is to die for!
Jane Eyre
“My so called Life” is somthing that was cool back then.
I really liked Sense & Sensibility.
The Starter Wife
Pride & Prejudice!
pride & prejudice love the british
Our favorite TV Minidrama was Lonesome Dove.
We loved it so much that we purchased it on dvd.
Thank you so much for offering this wonderful giveaway.
I would LOVE to win !!
Ooh, ooh, ooh. Could I be the first to select ‘Tales of the City’? Way superior and big fun. Launched Laura Linney’s career. Cemented Olympia Dukakis’ career.
pride and prejudice – the 95 version
I have to go wayyyy back to North and South..Loved Patrick Swayze
Lonesome Dove
From way back when-The Thorn Birds! Thank you for this giveaway!
I absolutely love the HBO series the Romans I could curl up in front of the tv and watch that series 20 times a day The acting and the clothing draw me into the story so I feel entrenched in the time period and such a part of the story.
Shogun.
Great series for me. I watch it often.
Anyone remember V? That was my fave.
It’s a dead heat between Gormenghast and the ‘99 version of Oliver Twist. Both had me squirming all week until the next part aired on PBS.
Rome, I am pretty sure that counted as one.
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House
Dynasty!!!!!!
My favorite British mini series would be
Brideshead Revisited. Anthony Andrews and Jeremy Irons were really good looking and the hight of their careers.
War of the Roses
Dallas
Flickers! Bob Hoskins running a down and out early days movie company. It was on PBS and it was
WONDERFUL!
My favorite is still “Rich Man, Poor Man”
I have to say I loved North & South when I was a teen. Patrick Swayze….sigh.
Pride and Prejudice is my favorite. I’d forgotten about Shogun till seeing it noted here. It was great too.
Centennial
I liked Roots,and North And south,Gone with the wind,brideshead revisited,
I enjoyed John Adams recently.
My favorite minidrama would have to be The Thornbirds. I read the book recently and it made me want to see the movie again.
Loved Dallas.
Roots
THANKS
My favorite was “Lonesome Dove”.
Rich Man, Poor Man
Lonesome Dove
There is so many, but I put “I Cladius” because of all the great actors that went on to more intense work. Hurt ,Jacobi, Stewart and more. Excellent and compelling with a perfect amount of perversion.
I loved the Stand
Doyle’s War…my current favorite.
I would love to see Sense & Sensibility. I have never seen it before. My favorite is Roots!
I’ll go with Pride & Prejudice.
I liked Roots
My favorite is one I saw years ago; The North and South. It was very melodramatic! Kirsty Alley played in it, and was wonderful.
The long BBC version of Pride and Prejudice is my fave!
North & South Brittish version with Richard Armitage & Daniela Denby-Ashe
Pride & Prejudice, the Colin Firth addition. By far the best of the Jane Austen’s made into movies.
Most-recently: Rome and The Tudors.
Favorite of all time? Roots.
The North and the South , and Tin Man are some of my favorites.
Pride and Prejudice
I loved Rich Man, Poor Man……it was a long time ago!
Hill Street Blues was one of my favorites.
The North and the South
THANK YOU GOD BLESS
“Centennial” was a great mini-drama.
what a good win
Roots
Pride and Prejudice
Centennial!
North and South was great.
The most recent I watched was John Adams, but I’d also have to say Pride and Prejudice.
the tin man
my favorite mini series was the british Pride & Prejudice. colin firth was so damn sexy in it & was glued to it the 5 nights it was on.
roots was my favorite.
The Wives of Henry Vlll and Elizabeth I were very informative.
I liked an old mini series called Rich Man,Poor Man,but have not seen it in ages,but I would like to win this!
House MD
Roots and The thorn Birds
White Teeth (wish PBS would put it on DVD)
I loved North and South.
Centennial was a great American miniseries.
I love all of the British ones.
Pride and Prejudice, but I also liked Tin Man.
Rich Man, Poor Man
“ROOTS”
john adams
I really loved ‘Bleak House’ with Gillian Anderson in it…
I have alot of fav’s. But my favorite would be North and South from BBC. LOVE Richard Armitage!! Pride and Prejudice is also great!
We really liked the HBO John Adam’s – the power of a letter.
pride and prejudice
Sho Gun and North and South. I can’t decide.
One of my all time favs is Pride and Prejudice.
The Forsyte Saga, the 2002 version. Damian Lewis gives a brilliant performance.
Dallas
I really enjoyed Roots
Roots
All time favorite was Roots!
i have always loved john jakes and that’s why i loved north and south. it’s really a great series
Definitely have to say Roots.
Jane Eyre, without a doubt.
Pride & Prejudice with Colin Firth
Most definitely Lonesome Dove, for me. I don’t think any other miniseries could even come close to that masterpiece.
Recent favorite, though not really melodramatic, would be Tin Man. Recent that was really melodrama would be Bleak House.
From the past, I loved North and South. Wonderful.
Prime Suspect!
Pride & Prejudice!
Roots was my all time favorite.
I absolutely loved the recent BBC production of Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House”.
John Adams was excellent.
Band of Brothers
Jane Eyre
Wow! Tough question, so many excellent ones. I did enjoy the Andromeda Strain….Bleak House was fabulous.
I loved Roots.
Mine would have to be Pride & Prejudice with Colin Firth.
A Band of Brothers, we even brought the DVDs and right now The Tudors Thank you
“Fresno”
My family all loved “Lonesome Dove!”
Roots
I love Pride and Prejudice
Thornbirds was super.
My favorite is The Last Train – a British scifi mini
The original Brideshead revisited
Pride and Prejudice and Roots!
Dynasty and Dallas
2 favorites:
The thorn birds and Roots, *think they are both from the 70s, too!
Pride and Prejudice
My favorite is Pride and Prejudice; Looking forward to seeing Sense and Sensibility!
My favorite was the Forsyte Saga.
My favorite is the Forsythe Saga.
Roots, if we’re talking of all time!
I loved North & South, that was a fantastic miniseries!
I liked Danger UXB.
John Adams is one of my favorites.
you gotta watch these for the costumes alone
Roots
Definitely the original “Brideshead Revisited” — so much better than the recent film version!
I would have to say North and South.
Pride & Prejudice is my absolute favorite.
I would have to say Band of Brothers.
Jane Eyre is great!
Pride and Prejudice!!!!!
I loved Pride and Prejudice.
I was completely addicted to the HBO drama in Treatment. Hope they bring it back.
Of course the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice, but also Roots, Rich Man Poor Man, The Thorn Birds, Jane Eyre, North and South (both versions), and what about Horatio Hornblower!
For the British-Pride & Prejudice.
For American- The Stand
Thorn Birds
Blood on the Wire is my fav drama.
HBO John Adam’s – the power of a letter
I loved North and South.
Thank you for the opportunity to win!
I love The Forsyte Saga, both parts
Scifi’s Tin Man
All time favorite: Pride & Prejudice.
dexter
Minidramas come and go but nothing can beat “Roots”. It is still my all time favorite.
I have 2 1st the BBC’s Jekyll with James Nesbitt he is amazing. The other one is Lonesome Dove never being a fan of westerns I was surprised how much I loved this.
Pride and Prejudice
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the 10th Kingdom! that really good!
Lonesome Dove
Shogun!
John Adams was brilliant
The Thornbirds for sure
Pride and Prejudice
Lonesome Dove for me.
Sense and Sensibility as well as Pride and Prejudice.
I loved Kingdom Hospital!