i love bbc period dramas. in general, my standards are pretty low, throw a couple of actors dressed up in 18th/19th century costumes and have them speak in flowery language and i am completely sold. luckily, bbc has incredibly high standards (unlike me) for all of its period pieces. the acting is almost always impeccable, the costumes are beautiful, and the stories are fascinating (thanks in part to dickens, austen, gaskell, the brontes, etc.).i recently finished watching one of the more recent productions, the 14-episode adaptation of dickens' little dorrit. i had never heard of this novel, so i watched this series with very few expectations. this is not one of my favorite bbc productions, the title character was a little bland among all of the eccentric personalities featured, i found the final episode a little confusing, and i was left with a number of questions that were not addressed by the end. as i said, i am not familiar with the original work, so i do not know if this is the fault of the novel or the adapters. i still did enjoy the series and would recommend it to anyone interested in this genre of film.
