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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many UK period dramas are able to get some up-front investment from US video outlets (Acorn, WGBH, or whichever others).

As others have noted, period dramas are not a huge percentage of television programmes shown in the UK.  They have lots of other programmes that never make it over here.  [/quote]

Right

I am sure they have a lot of normal and trash TV too.  When we visited there, the limited time we spent in the hotel with the TV on, all that I saw on TV was sports and the type of shows we have in the USA, no period dramas.

The ulfront financing from the US makes the most sense and basically answers the question, with yes, they are producing these copious amounts of costumed leriod dramas for US audiences.

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I lived in England for a few years so I can confirm there is lots of trash tv (that is very fun to watch!!). I don’t think these period dramas are made specifically for US audiences. I know many women who loved Downtown Abbey and Jane Austen remains incredibly popular among women of all ages and all cultures. Although, all women gravitate back to the BBC Pride and Prejudice adaptation…if you know you know.

I can say that when I visited my older in-laws, they enjoyed the comfiness of period dramas. Younger people aren’t confined to satellite TV so they tend to branch out into other genres up to and including trash tv. I don’t know if period dramas are made with Americans in mind, but like PP said, whatever is show on TV is curated to what broadcasters think America will like.[/quote]

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