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Title: Excellent period serial drama
Review: This series could have been a lot weaker and still been a pleasure to watch. It has solid acting, particularly Maggie Smith, who looks like she's never had more fun, and a solid ensemble cast. It has an engaging, soap-y story line, with multidimensional characters. It has solid writing, that both illuminates history and makes it compelling and current. Production values are very high. It shows like an HBO program, only without the swearing. I'm looking forward to whatever direction the program takes next.
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