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Madame Bovary (1975)

  • Drama
  • 55 min episodes
  • 1 seasons
  • 14 age guide
  • ★ 6.0/10 from 4 ratings

In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

Created byGiles Cooper

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  1. 01

    Anna of the Five Towns

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    1985 · Drama

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    In 19th-century industrial England, Anna Tellwright gains independence and wealth after inheriting a fortune, challenging her domineering father and strict Methodist upbringing.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: 19th century and miniseries
    • shared network: BBC Two
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  2. 02

    Pride and Prejudice

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    1980 · 55 min · Drama

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    In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared theme: miniseries
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  3. 03

    Cousin Bette

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    1971 · 73 min · Comedy · Drama

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    In 19th century Paris, Bette Fischer, a poor and homely spinster, forms an alliance with the seductive courtesan Valerie Marneffe to orchestrate revenge on her handsome and wealthy relatives.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: 19th century and miniseries
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    Brideshead Revisited

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    1981 · 60 min · Drama

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    Agnostic Charles Ryder is seduced by the allure of the Flytes, a wealthy aristocratic family. Although he finds himself at odds with their strong Catholicism, his ties to the family deepen for the decades between the two world wars.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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    Nicholas Nickleby

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    1968 · 25 min · Drama

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    Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: 19th century and miniseries
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    A Married Man

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    1983 · 60 min · Drama

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    A bored British barrister's affair with a rich American, discovered by his wife, ends in murder.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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  7. 08

    Bewitched

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    1964 · 25 min · Comedy · Drama · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.

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    • strong recommendation signals
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    Maigret

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    1960 · 50 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch and listen in order to solve crimes. The series ran from 1960-63 on British television.

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    • strong recommendation signals
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