Mad Men （2007）

广告狂人

Mad Men focuses on one particular ad agency in New York City in the 1960s and its star creative director， Don Draper. Although the series， one of the most recent period dramas on TV， look at life as an ad man， and it also gives viewers a look at the 1960s through its characters， relationships， homes， career problems and families. The seven-season series stars1 Jon Hamm as Don Draper， Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson， Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell.

《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。尽管这部连续剧是最早以广告人的视角来描写生活的电视剧之一，但该剧也通过对人物关系、家庭、职场问题以及家人的描写，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。

North & South （2004）

南方与北方

This BBC mini-series follows Margaret Hales 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 dashing2 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 adaptation3 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。该剧改编自伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔的小说，以十九世纪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。该剧自开播以来就深受观众欢迎，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。

Reign （2013）

《风中的女王》

Although the costumes or the story arent authentic4， this underrated series is addictive. Reign， based on Mary， Queen of Scots， is full of romance， political intrigue5， Queen Catherines scheming and the scary world of the French court in 1557. 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，但这部不被看好的剧却能让人欲罢不能。《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、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。

Downton Abbey （2010）

《唐顿庄园》

This drama surveys a British aristocratic family， the Crawleys， and the servants that work for them on an estate6 called Downton Abbey. This romantic series， which begins in pre-World War I England just after the RMS Titanic sank， tells the stories of class differences， marital7 tragedies and more. Downton Abbey stars Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley， Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith Crawley， Jim Carter as Charles Carson.

这部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。……