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  1. Jane Eyre

    Six-part television serial adapted from Charlotte Bronte's classic novel.

    BBC

  2. David Copperfield

    Star-studded adaptation of the Dickens classic. With Bob Hoskins and Daniel Radcliffe.

    BBC One

  3. The Forsyte Saga

    Adaptation of John Galsworthy's novels of a prosperous English family from 1879 to 1926.

    BBC One

  4. Gormenghast

    Based on Mervyn Peake's novel, Gormenghast focuses on life in the eponymous castle.

    BBC Two

  5. Jane Eyre

    Dramatisation of Charlotte Bronte's romantic novel.

    BBC

  6. The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    Adaptation of the classic novel by Henry Fielding.

    BBC One

  7. Lorna Doone

    A tale of love, rivalry and revenge set in 17th century England.

    BBC One

  8. Love in a Cold Climate

    Dramatisation of Nancy Mitford's novels The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate.

    BBC One

  9. Crime and Punishment

    Tony Marchant's gripping version of one of the world's great crime thrillers.

    BBC Two

  10. The Moonstone

    1990s adaptation by Kevin Elyot of the classic detective novel by Wilkie Collins.

    BBC Two

  11. Portrait Of A Marriage

    Drama set in 1918 about Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson.

    BBC Two

  12. Vanity Fair

    William Thackeray's satire of English society during the Napoleonic wars.

    BBC One

  13. War and Peace

    Dramatisation of Leo Tolstoy's epic story of love and loss.

    BBC

  14. Victoria Wood

    Six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria Wood.

    BBC

  15. Penmarric

    The compelling story of the passionate loves and hatreds of a Cornish family.

    BBC One

  16. A Horseman Riding By

    Drama following the life of Paul Craddock, who was severely injured during the Boer War.

    BBC One

  17. Sense and Sensibility

    The story of two sisters with very different approaches to life and love, by Jane Austen.

    BBC One

  18. The Pickwick Papers

    Mr Pickwick, Tupman, Winkle, Snodgrass and Sam Weller begin their travels through England.

    BBC One

  19. Oliver Twist

    The 1985 adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens.

    BBC One

  20. Madame Bovary

    Adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's novel.

    BBC Two

  21. The Moonstone

    Hugh Leonard's 1970s adaptation of the novel by Wilkie Collins.

    BBC

  22. Lorna Doone

    Dramatized screen adaptation of R. D. Blackmore’s classic novel.

    BBC One

  23. Madame Bovary

    Adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's novel.

    BBC

  24. Jude the Obscure

    Drama based on the Thomas Hardy novel.

    BBC

  25. The Old Curiosity Shop

    Drama adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens.

    BBC One

  26. Fingersmith

    Drama set in Dickensian London adapted from the novel by Sarah Waters.

    BBC One

  27. David Copperfield

    David Copperfield is one of the greatest and most popular of Dickens works.

    BBC

  28. The Portrait of a Lady

    The classic story by Henry James.

    BBC

  29. Charles II: The Power and the Passion

    Rufus Sewell stars in a four-part dramatisation of the life of the charismatic monarch.

    BBC One

  30. Dancing on the Edge

    An explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London at a time of huge change.

    BBC Two

  31. The Crimson Field

    In an army hospital the staff heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.

    BBC One

  32. The Casual Vacancy

    Pagford is charming, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war.

    BBC One

  33. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back.

    BBC One

  34. Pride and Prejudice

    Andrew Davies's award winning adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Regency romance.

    BBC

  35. Barnaby Rudge

    Mini-series based on Charles Dickens classic novel set amidst the Gordon riots of 1780.

    BBC

  36. Hound of the Baskervilles

    Tom Baker and Terence Rigby star in this adaptation of the classic Sherlock Holmes story.

    BBC

  37. Nicholas Nickleby

    Adaptation of Charles Dickens’ tale of the life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

    BBC

  38. Casanova

    Dennis Potter offers his take on the famed Italian adventurer and libertine, Casanova.

    BBC

  39. Tender is the Night

    Adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Written by Dennis Potter.

    BBC

  40. Christabel

    Dennis Potter’s dramatization of Christabel Bielenberg's extraordinary wartime memoirs.

    BBC

  41. Diana

    Jan is a poor country lad, who meets Diana, the daughter of a rich landowner.

    BBC

  42. The Way We Live Now

    David Suchet stars in Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption.

    BBC

  43. The Railway Children

    Dramatisation of E Nesbit’s classic tale about three children who move to Yorkshire.

    BBC

  44. The Diary of Anne Frank

    A four-part adaptation of one of the most heart-rending stories of World War II.

    BBC

  45. An Age of Kings

    An adaptation of Shakespeare’s fifteen sequential history plays.

    BBC

  46. My Cousin Rachel

    Four-part adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's tale of obsession, paranoia and jealousy.

    BBC

  47. The Phoenix and the Carpet

    Adaptation of E Nesbit’s story about an Edwardian family’s magical adventures.

    BBC

  48. Tipping the Velvet

    A tempestuous love story between Victorian women, adapted from the novel.

    BBC

  49. Our Mutual Friend

    A twelve part dramatisation of the classic Charles Dickens novel.

    BBC

  50. Crime and Punishment

    Psychological thriller based on Dostoyevsky's literary masterpiece, starring John Hurt.

    BBC

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