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BBC costume dramas of the 21st century

Gallery BBC costume dramas: Cranford
Cranford: Judi Dench as Miss Matty, Lisa Dillon as Mary Smith, Imelda Staunton as Miss Pole and Eileen Atkins as Miss Deborah Photograph: Nick Briggs/BBC
Gallery BBC costume dramas: Bleak House
Bleak House: Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock and Anna Maxwell Martin as Esther Photograph: Mike Hogan/BBC
Gallery BBC costume dramas: Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit: Claire Foy as Amy Dorrit Photograph: Nick Briggs/BBC
Gallery BBC costume dramas: Lark Rise To Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford: James Dowland (Jason Merrells) and Queenie Turrill (Linda Bassett) Photograph: John Rogers/BBC
Gallery BBC costume dramas: Tess Of The D'urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Tess Durbeyfield (Gemma Arterton) Photograph: Nick Briggs/BBC
Gallery BBC costume dramas: Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda: Romola Garai as Gwendolen Harleth Photograph: Ollie Upton/BBC
Gallery BBC costume dramas: The diary of Anne Frank
Ellie Kendrick as Anne Frank in the BBC's production of The Diary of Anne Frank Photograph: BBC/BBC
Gallery BBC costume dramas: 39 Steps
The 39 Steps: Rupert Penry-Jones as Richard Hannay Photograph: Laurie Sparham/BBC
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