1.Mad Men (2007)

广告狂人

Mad Men zeroes in on one particular ad agency in New York City and its star creative director, Don Draper, in the '60s. Although the series, one of the most recent period dramas on TV, looks at life as an ad man, it also gives viewers a looks at the '60s through its characters relationships, homes, career problems, racial issues and families. The seven-season series stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, Vincent Kartheiser as PeteCampbell.

《广告狂人》主要讲述的是上世纪六十年代,纽约一家特别的广告公司和创意总监唐·德雷柏的故事。虽然是连续剧的形式,它却是最早以广告人的视角来描写生活的电视剧之一。通过对人物关系、家庭、职场问题,种族问题以及家人的描写,该剧向观众描绘了上世纪六十年代的种种场景。该剧共有七季,由乔·哈姆饰演唐·德雷柏,伊丽莎白·莫斯饰演佩吉·奥尔森,文森特·卡塞瑟饰演皮特·坎贝尔。

2.North & South (2004)

南方与北方

This BBC mini-series follows Margaret Hale's move from a house in the south of England to a house in the industrial north and the obstacles she faces along the way. The series, based on the Victorian novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, takes place in the 1800s in the midst of a cross-class love between Margaret and the dashing John Thornton. This show grips its viewers from the first episode, and more than ten years later, it is still one of the best TV period dramas. The four-episode adaptation stars Daniela Denby-Ashe as Margaret, Richard Armitage as John Thornton.

这部BBC迷你剧讲述的是主人公玛格丽特·希尔从英国南部搬到北部的工业区以及沿途遇到的各种困难的故事。影片改编自伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔的小说,以十九世纪时维多利亚时代为背景,讲述了玛格丽特和锐气十足的约翰·桑顿之间跨越阶级的爱情。该剧自开播其就深受观众欢迎,即使在十几年后的今天,它仍在最佳历史剧之列。该剧共有四集,由丹妮拉·丹拜·阿什饰演玛格丽特,理查德·阿米蒂奇饰演约翰·桑顿。

3. Reign(2013)

《风中的女王》

Although the costumes or the story aren't authentic, this underrated series is addictive. Reign, loosely based on Mary, Queen of Scots, is full of romance, political intrigue, drama, Queen Catherine's scheming and the scary world of the French court in 1557 France. The CW series stars Adelaide Kane as Queen Mary Stuart, Megan Follows as Queen Catherine, Torrance Coombs as Sebastian.

虽然服装和剧情的真实度还不够,但这部被低估的剧胜在能使人上瘾。《风中的女王》以苏格兰女王玛丽为主人公,讲述了关于浪漫、政治阴谋、戏剧。诡计多端的凯瑟琳以及1557年黑暗的法国宫廷。该剧由CW电视台出品,阿黛莱德·凯恩饰演玛丽女王,梅根·佛洛斯饰演凯瑟琳王后,托伦斯·库姆斯饰演塞巴斯蒂安。

4. Downton Abbey (2010)

《唐顿庄园》

This upstairs/downstairs drama surveys a British aristocratic family, the Crawleys, and the servants that work for them on an estate called Downton Abbey. This romantic series, which begins in pre-World War I England just after the RMS Titanic sank, tells the stories of inheritance, class differences, marital tribulations and more. Downton Abbey stars Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith Crawley, Jim Carter as Charles Carson.

这部类似于《楼上楼下》的电视剧以一处叫做唐顿庄园的地方为背景,讲述了英国贵族克劳利一家和与其仆人的故事。故事充满浪漫情怀,描绘了第一次世界大战前的英国,那时候,英国皇家邮船泰坦尼克号刚沉没不久。故事描绘了关于遗产,阶级差异,婚姻的不幸等种种问题。《唐顿庄园》中由休·博内威利饰演罗伯特·克劳利,劳拉·卡尔迈克尔饰演伊迪丝·克劳利,吉姆·卡特饰演查尔斯·卡森。

5. Boardwalk Empire(2010)

《大西洋帝国》

This series takes viewers back to the U.S. during the Prohibition era in the 1920s alongside an Atlantic City politician who doesn't always choose to stay on the right side of the law. The federal government takes an interest in him when they realize his lifestyle is too luxurious for his political status and that he has relationships with politicians and mobsters. Although this Terence Winter-created HBO series can be slow at times, it is intense. The series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch 'Nucky' Thomspon, Michael Shannon as Nelson Van Alden and more.

这部电视剧将观众带回到1920年颁布禁酒令的的美国,在一个叫做大西洋城的地方,有一个不时违反法律的的政客。在了解到这名政客过着极度奢华的生活,而且黑白通吃后,联邦政府对他产生了兴趣。该剧由特伦斯·温特担当制片人,并在HBO电视台播出,虽然偶尔进度缓慢,但剧情十分紧凑。《大西洋帝国》中由史蒂夫·布西密饰演伊努·“努基”·汤普森,迈克尔·珊农饰 尼尔森·范奥登。

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