1.   Nothing could be further from costume drama or the spreading of cloaks over puddles.

2.   Among the more genteel entries, several costume dramas study the manners of the aristocracy.

3.   And the haste with which this laborious costume drama has been slapped together is strongly apparent.

4.   Austen lovers, as well as moviegoers who love a good costume drama, should be pleased with the results.

5.   Both teams broke out their vintage uniforms again, but this was more a parody than a costume drama.

6.   But he alone cannot salvage this lumbering costume drama.

7.   Censorship imbued costume dramas with political relevance by forcing audiences to read them as allegories.

8.   Dreamlike and monumental, choreographed beyond the point of mannerism, the show in the main delivered old-fashioned costume drama with fresh, contemporary flair.

9.   It is tragedy and soapy sob story, costume drama and rabid satire of manners.