Escape into Period Pieces

By Stephanie ReeseTV & Film

Escape into Period Pieces episodes

November 01 Sense and Sensibility (2026)
It's finally time! In today's episode, escape into the most recent film adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility directed by Georgia Oakley.
Stephanie goes into her feelings on Sense and Sensibility as a whole, compares past adaptations, and gives overall reactions to this new film. Thank you to all the listeners who sent in their thoughts for Stephanie to react to.
Stay till the end to hear her thoughts on the new Netflix Pride and Prejudice trailer that was released last week as well as the first stills of The Other Bennet Sister Christmas Special.
REFERENCES:
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Jane Austen (and all her works)
Netflix's Pride and Prejudice Mini-Series (premiering December 3rd)
Trailer: https://youtu.be/KuRYRhP6kag?si=OVFa6NtIE9BF_Rxr
The Other Bennet Sister
The Gilded Age (Season 4 premiering November 1st)
Miss Scarlet season 7 (w/ PBS Passport November 29th; otherwise, January 17th)
The Empress season 3 (November 12th Netflix)
Meg's Reading Room Podcast
Miss Austen
1995 adaptation directed by Ang Lee
Emma Thompson
2008 mini-series written by Andrew Davies
Hallmark 2014 S&S (For review see podcast episode 1x04)
Little Women (1994)
Beauty & the Beast (2017)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (Britbox)
Chevalier (2022)
The Walking Dead
George Mackay
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
What the Austen? (podcast)
Regency Rumours YouTube Channel
The Rumour Mill (podcast)
Article: "How does the new Sense and Sensibility differ from the beloved 1995 film?" by Anja Stankovic from October 21, 2026 Vogue Adria
Soundtrack Score by Roger Goula
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
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1 hr 8 min
October 18 Crimson Peak w/ Jordyn Cummings
BEWARE THE CRIMSON PEAK!
In today's podcast episode, Stephanie and returning guest Jordyn Cummings, get into the Gothic with Guillermo del Toro's 2015 Supernatural Horror film Crimson Peak--just in time for Halloween.
Crimson Peak follows Edith (Mia Wasikowska) whose mother died when she was young and then returns to haunt her and give her a warning to "Beware the Crimson Peak." When she's older, she becomes enamored by Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), eventually marries him, and then goes to live with him and his sister, Lucille (Jessica Chastain) overseas in a very remote house that is literally crumbling. But the most horrific thing is that Edith begins to get haunted by multiple ghosts. But not everything is what it seems...
Today's episode gets spoilery, so make sure you check it out first. Crimson Peak is currently available on Netflix.
REFERENCES:
Crimson Peak
Guillermo del Toro
Netflix's Frankenstein (2025)
Hocus Pocus
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Loki & The Avengers (2012)
Jane Eyre (2011)
The Shape of Water
The Book of Life
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Sinners
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice & AMC show
Sweeney Todd
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Monster House (2006)
The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
Flowers in the Attic
Spongebob Square Pants
TudorCon October 23-25, 2026
Interested in TudorCon? Check out the link below for more information! https://tudorcon.englandcast.com/tudorcon-from-home/?ref=periodpieces
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Happy Halloween!
1 hr 41 min
October 04 Atonement Book vs. Movie w/ Emma Hirt
Welcome back to another episode! This time discussing ATONEMENT. Both the novel by Ian McEwan and the 2007 film directed by Joe Wright and starring Kiera Knightley, James McAvoy and Saoirse Ronan.
Atonement starts out in the 1930s and goes into WWII. It tells the story of a tragic lie that ruins multiple lives and takes a lifetime to try and fix.
Today's episode gets spoilery, so be sure to read the book or watch the movie beforehand. Stephanie and returning guest, Emma Hirt, do not hold back their feelings and get into a compare/contrast of both mediums throughout the episode.
REFERENCES:
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Atonement (2007) directed by Joe Wright
Bandstand The Musical
Atonement Score by Dario Marianelli
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Game of Thrones
1917
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (2017)
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
Regeneration by Pat Barker
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1 hr 9 min
September 27 The Other Bennet Sister
The time has finally come!!
In today's episode, listen in as Stephanie gushes about one of her favorite new series of the year: The Other Bennet Sister.
The Other Bennet Sister is based on the novel by Janice Hadlow and tells the story about middle sister Mary Bennet (from Pride and Prejudice). Her voice finally gets to be heard and viewers get to see her life after Pride and Prejudice. It is a cozy time for fans of Jane Austen and for those of period dramas. The Other Bennet Sister can be found on Britbox.
References:
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
The Other Bennet Sister (Britbox)
Audiobook narrator: Carla Mendonca
1995 Pride and Prejudice (Andrew Davies)
Swoonworthy Podcast
The Other Bennet Sister soundtrack by Anna Chmelewsky
Miss Austen (Masterpiece); novel by Gil Hornby
Doctor Who
All Jane Austen novels
Netflix Persuasion & Richard E. Grant
Introducing Mrs. Collins by Rachel Parris
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Ella Bruccoleri
Netflix's Pride & Prejudice mini-series (December 3rd 2026)
Pride & Prejudice & Zombies
Regency Rumours (YouTube)
The Rumour Mill Podcast
Donal Finn
Young Sherlock
Sanditon (PBS Masterpiece)
What the Austen? Podcast (host Izzy)
The Other Bennet Sister 3 Part Christmas Special (2026)
The Other Eliot Sister (Janice Hadlow)
Miss Bates by Catherine Cliff
Blackwells
Kitty & Mary by Julia Gray and Imogen Russell Williams
Sense & Sensibility (2026)
Britbox Picks
Tommy and Tuppence
A Lady of Substance
The Hardarces
Sally Lockhart series-The Ruby in the Smoke
Shakespeare and Hathaway
Tutankhamun (2016)
Atonement by Ian McEwan
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1 hr 17 min
September 06 Enola Holmes (3) w/ Pileigh Shahinian
Welcome to the last Summer of Mystery episode of this season!
Today Stephanie and returning guest, Pileigh Shahinian, discuss the Enola Holmes series, specifically with a focus on ENOLA HOLMES 3 that just came out earlier this summer.
Enola Holmes is the younger sister of legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. She is played by Millie Bobby Brown and the third film takes the young detective to Malta for her wedding, as well as mystery...because why wouldn't it.
Tune in to hear Stephanie and Pileigh's thoughts on the latest installment as well as the world of Enola Holmes as a whole. Watch the films on Netflix to not be spoiled.
REFERENCES:
Enola Holmes (2020)
Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
Enola Holmes 3 (2026)
Stranger Things
Millie Bobby Brown
BBC Sherlock & Benedict Cumberbatch
Enola Holmes book series by Nancy Springer
House of Anubis
The Magic Tree House series
Henry Cavill
Sam Clafin
The Hunger Games
The Count of Monte Cristo
Little Women (2019)
Pride & Prejudice
My Brilliant Career
CW's Supergirl
Sherlock & Daughter (HBO Max)
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Anne of Green Gables
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
Hamnet
The Odyssey
Derry Girls
The Children of Blood and Bone
The Promise
Ida regénye (The Romance of Ida or The Courtship)
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1 hr 28 min
August 23 Farewell to Grantchester w/ Drea Mayer
It's time to escape into the cozy mystery town of Grantchester one final time with Vicar Alphy Kottaram, Inspector Geordie Keating, and returning guest Drea Mayer!
So much happens in season 11 from an "American" drive-in movie, death on a train as well as an explosive ending with a hostage situation and a shooting that affects one of the main characters. Alphy's mom comes to Grantchester, Jennifer receives big news that will put her job on the line, promotions galore, changes with CeCe's, a crisis of faith, and adoption. All of this and more gets discussed in today's episode, so make sure you don't get spoiled by watching the show in advance with PBS Passport, a Masterpiece subscription or watching the early seasons on Netflix. You can also listen to past episodes of the podcast for a refresher.
References:
Grantchester (season 11)
Masterpiece Studio Podcast
All Creatures Great & Small
Call the Midwife
James Norton & The House of the Dragon
Enola Holmes 3
My Brilliant Career
Melissa Johns: Advocate for disabled rep on screen and stage
The Granchester Mysteries (book series) written by James Runcie
TV adaptation developed and written by Daisy Coulam
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Look out for Rishi Nair in "Monarch of the Glen"
Loved One (Netflix)
Bookish (PBS)
Shakespeare & Hathaway (Brtibox)
American Girl Dolls
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
The Other Bennet Sister
Pride & Prejudice
Thanks Drea for the closing questions!!
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One more Summer of Mystery episode left!
Next Time: Enola Holmes 3
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1 hr 29 min
August 09 Young Sherlock (Prime Video)
Escape into Oxford in the 1870s with Prime Video's YOUNG SHERLOCK that premiered earlier this year. Audiences are welcomed to a younger version of the great detective and a re-imagining of his early encounter with James Moriarty.
The show stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Donal Finn, Zine Tseng, Natascha McElhone, Max Irons, Holly Cattle, Colin Firth and Joseph Fiennes. All 10 episodes are available on Prime Video and a second season is now in production. As always beware of spoilers in this episode!
REFERENCES:
Young Sherlock (Prime Video)
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Guy Ritchie
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Donal Finn
The Young Sherlock Holmes film (1985)
Young Sherlock book series by Andrew Lane
The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg
Sherlock, Lupin & Me (series) by Irene Adler
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
Andrew Scott as James Moriarty (Sherlock BBC)
BBC Merlin (2008-2012)
Smallville (2001-2011)
Talkville (a rewatch podcast)
Psych (2006-2014)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
The Other Bennet Sister (Britbox)
Hadestown
Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
Regency Rumours YouTube Channel
^^Sherlock video: https://youtu.be/Zn6rPxaORGw?si=_4vzGZeqCFLouRjj
The Rumour Mill Podcast
A Lady of Substance is supposed to be A Woman of Substance (Britbox)
Sandokan
Netflix's Little House on the Prairie
BBC Sherlock
Atonement
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Next Time: Farewell to Grantchester :(
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Happy August!
53 min
July 26 The Legacy of Sherlock Holmes
The Summer of Mystery continues in today's episode as Stephanie does a deep dive on the legendary detective SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Whether you've been a fan for years of have always heard of this iconic figure and don't know much, this episode is for you! Stephanie looks into Sherlock's origins as well as a look at the author who created him and the range of adaptations and retellings that have come out. Why does the love continue for this fictional detective and why does his world continue to endure on our screens and pages? Find out in today's episode!
References:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
"A Study in Scarlet"
The Great Mouse Detective
Sherlock & Daughter (2025)
"A Study in Charlotte" by Brittany Cavallaro
Young Sherlock (Prime Video)
Enola Holmes 3
Merlin (2008-2012)
The Other Bennet Sister
Harry Potter
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Shakespeare & Hathaway (Brtibox)
Psych (2006-2014)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Elementary (2012-2019)
Jeremy Brett
Benedict Cumberbatch
BBC Sherlock (2010-2017)
Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle (PBS)
Doctor Who
The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
Holmes & Watson (2018)
C. Auguste Dupin in "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe
The Irregulars (Netflix)
Spider-Noir (Prime Video)
The Sherlock Holmes Museum
Adam Worth
Father Brown
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1 hr 15 min
July 12 The Lady Detective Trope w/ Dahlia Hamza Constantine
What do Miss Scarlet, Miss Fisher, Frankie Drake and Lidia Poet have in common???
They're all in today's episode on THE LADY DETECTIVE TROPE!
What is a "lady detective?" A basic answer, a female 'amateur' sleuth, but that's not all... Listen to Stephanie and returning guest, Dahlia Hamza Constantine's, discussion on this concept and so many great examples of this character type. Be prepared for slight spoilers, but major spoilers for MISS SCARLET SEASON 6.
After you listen, be sure to check out Dahlia's latest release: A Good Morning for Giddo found wherever you purchase books!
REFERENCES:
Nancy Drew
Miss Marple
Agatha Christie
Miss Scarlet (season 6)-- PBS, Masterpiece subscription on Prime Video
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries--Acorn TV, Roku Channel and Hoopla
Frankie Drake Mysteries--PBS
The Law According to Lidia Poet--Netflix
Shakespeare & Hathaway
Grantchester
Cleopatra Fox series by CJ Archer
Edwina & Beryl
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Gran Hotel
Secret of the Nile (Egyptian Gran Hotel)
Myrtle Hardcastle series by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice For Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Lady Hardcastle Mysteries by T.E. Kinsey
Britbox Title referenced: The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (1998-2000)
Miss Scarlet & the Duke: House of Mystery by Victoria Dowd
Fetching the Smelling Salts-Lidia Poet episode
Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price
Miss S (HBO Max)
Ghosts
Masterpiece Studio Podcast
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1 hr 43 min
June 28 The Way Home (Hallmark Channel)
Escape into the pond on Landry farm in today's episode as Stephanie discusses the Hallmark tv series THE WAY HOME (2023-2026), which just concluded its final season last week.
THE WAY HOME follows three generations of women in the Landry family who are coming back together after Kat gets divorced and moves her daughter back to her childhood town and home. Her daughter, Alice discovers a magical time traveling pond on their land that takes her back to 1999 where she meets family members she's never seen before and starts to solve the mystery of what happened to them. That's just skimming the surface as this show dives into many different times and introduces lots of characters.
Watch the first three seasons now on Netflix and the fourth with Hallmark Plus or Hallmark Channel.
Spoiler section starts: 36:47
Closing: 1:05:51
References:
The Way Home (2023-2026)
The Other Bennet Sister (Britbox)
Young Sherlock (Prime Video)
Sense and Sensibility (Oct 2026)
Providence Falls (Hallmark)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Reign (CW)
School Spirits
Doctor Who and River Song
Anne of Green Gables/Anne with an E
Best Medicine (it's actually Doc Martin not Doc Brown)
Nancy Drew (CW)
Charmed Season 6
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
Little House on the Prairie coming this July!
Atonement
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1 hr 12 min

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On Escape into Period Pieces we talk all things related to the Period Piece Genre or TV/Films set in different time periods. Each episode we'll break down why people watch them, why they are continually loved, and why you should give them a chance. I'll give some background information on the episodes or film we'll be discussing before diving into a chat with a guest. Come along for the ride!