The Edwardians 1972
What is The Edwardians?
The Edwardians is a television series first released in 1972. Catalogued under Drama.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1972
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 8
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- First aired
- Nov 21, 1972
- Networks
- BBC One
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
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The Edwardians is a television series first released in 1972. Catalogued under Drama. Produced and broadcast by BBC One. Current status: Ended. Spans 1 seasons and 8 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“Eight hour-long dramas spotlight the personalities who shaped Edwardian Britain.”
- Richly portrays notable Edwardian figures
- Each episode offers a self-contained 90‑minute story
- Period production values evoke early 20th‑century Britain
- Episodes run 90 minutes, requiring a time commitment
- Anthology format provides no continuous storyline across episodes
Watch it if you enjoy deep dives into real-life personalities of the early 1900s.
The series presents mature historical drama suitable for adult audiences.
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How many episodes are in The Edwardians?
The series consists of eight episodes.
When was The Edwardians originally broadcast?
It aired during 1972–73.
What type of series is The Edwardians?
It is an anthology drama, with each 90‑minute episode focusing on a different historical figure.
Which historical figures are featured in the series?
Episodes explore Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, Horatio Bottomley, E. Nesbit, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Baden‑Powell, Marie Lloyd, Daisy Greville (Countess of Warwick), and David Lloyd George.
What is the genre of The Edwardians?
The show is classified as drama.
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