Yet another fabulously sprawling, multi-character story from the BBC, this miniseries tells the story of the well-to-do Cazalet family, from the late 1930s through World War II. Based on the novels by Elizabeth Jane Howard, the story follows family members of each generation. Highly entertaining if you like this kind of thing, with gorgeous costuming (particularly in the pre-war years).
If you love sprawling, many interrelated characters à la Downton Abbey, you’ll love this. It’s based on a series of novels that tell the story of the title family, which revolve around the family’s country home in Sussex. Rupert struggles with complications arising from a new marriage, Hugh (Hugh Bonneville) deals with the trauma of World War I, while Edward cheats on wife Villy (Lesley Manville of Harlots) with Anna Chancellor and others.
