Drama Quote by Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Something about the genre of period drama feels so quintessentially British.

— Jonathan Bailey

I think the English public loves period drama. I love watching them myself. It's such a massive part of our TV tastes, even though,…

— Perdita Weeks

I would love to do a British period drama.

— Lily Collins

One of the things the BBC does better than anyone is period drama.

— David Oyelowo

I grew up watching Keira Knightley films nonstop, and I always admired period dramas and just everything that goes into it.

— Jodie Comer

For years we've had all the big-hitting HBO box-set dramas, all these brilliant, witty, clever shows, and in return the only thing we've had…

— Alexander Armstrong

American audiences love period pieces. America doesn't have a lot of old things. It's a new country so I think we're a little bit…

— Channing Tatum

I would watch every single Victorian romance possible. If you are in a corset, I'll watch it. It's one of those genres where it's…

— Celine Song

Being a Brit, you make a lot of period dramas.

— Rege-Jean Page

A lot of period dramas can appear quite arch to most people, stuffy.

— Emily Blunt

From time to time there is a move to do a little less in the way of period dramas, but people rebel. Audiences say…

— Andrew Davies

The BBC is very good at period drama - world-famous for getting the details right.

— Lynne Reid Banks