British Period Dramas on Blu-Ray

Noticed that A&E Home Video re-released BBC's landmark miniseries Pride & Prejudice Keepsake Edition on blu-ray this month with additional bonus features. Since the film was restored, the material was previously released on blu-ray before this. Although this should please many Colin Firth fans, I would like to appeal to BBC to release another excellent miniseries Elizabeth Gaskell's North & South (2004) on blu-ray. This miniseries stars Richard Armitage & Daniela Denby-Ashe and is really popular.The production quality of this miniseries is also commendable and thus, should receive a blu-ray release too. If BBC decides to release this title on blu-ray, please let it be Region Free with additional bonus materials to allow international fans to enjoy this relatively unknown but excellent miniseries. Another noteworthy release is the 1975 adaption of North & South starring Patrick Stewart on dvd last year.

I have provided links below for those interested in viewing the above period dramas, however the 1975 version of North and South starring Patrick Stewart is only available on dvd which is not widely available anymore. 

Pride & Prejudice (Amazon Prime) (paid link)

North & South 2004 (Amazon Prime) (paid link)

Pride & Prejudice Keepsake Edition Blu-Ray (Amazon US) (paid link)

North & South 2004 DVD (Amazon US) (paid link)

North & South 1975 DVD (Amazon US) (paid link)

Parasol Protectorates by Gail Carriger

         

                

 

(courtesy of Whiteboard Author)

Recently, read an awesome book series 'Parasol Protectorates' by Gail Carriger. Fresh and humourous take on vampires and werewolves. Really hope the series will be adapted for tv or the big screen. Ms Carriger has created an interesting universe where vampires and werewolves co-exists with humans (even royalty) in victorian London. The protaganist, Alexia Tarabotti, is a "preternatural". If you want to know what that is, please check out the books from Orbit Publishing and be pleasantly surprised. Yen Press has also released the books in manga format. Can't believe I have never heard of the books (which has been in circulation for a long time now) until recently. Although categorized as "steampunk" the books have a wide fan base and will also appeal to young adults.

Addendum (5th May 2024) : For those interested in purchasing the books from Orbit Publishing or the mangas from Yen Press, please check out my links below.

Parasol Protectorate Series (Orbit UK)  

Soulless Manga (Yen Press)