Belgravia: Season 1 [DVD] [Standard] [2 Discs]

Belgravia, 1871. The eligible Lord Frederick Trenchard meets the bewitching Clara Dunn, and they fall deeply in love. A romantic courtship and proposal follow, and Clara is swept off her feet. But there are hidden depths to Frederick; he carries trauma from his childhood, following years of emotional neglect and resentment from his father, who favoured the younger son, James. Clara is highly perceptive, quickly realising there is trauma at the heart of Frederick's guarded manner. She grows convinced that by fixing Frederick's relationship with his estranged brother she can also restore his happiness. In the midst of her plans, she starts to develop an unlikely friendship with the charming Dr Ellerby and is drawn into his bohemian world. Excited by the passionate way they live, Clara begins to question her place in the world. Clara and Frederick must chart a course through the rumours which threaten them and confront long-buried secrets as they search for lasting happiness.

Downton Abbey-a sprawling, lavish Edwardian mansion nestled in the Yorkshire landscape needs an heir. Dame Maggie Smith stars as Violet, the stubborn Dowager Countess of Grantham, matriarch of Downton. Hugh Bonneville stars as her son, the stoic, unflappable Lord Crawley; Elizabeth McGovern is his far-sighted American wife, Cora. From Academy Award winner Julian Fellowes (GOSFORD PARK).

Sly, comically audacious take on the life of Catherine the Great from screenwriter Tony McNamara offers Elle Fanning in the title role as the 18th-century Prussian royal sent to Russia as prospective bride to the future Peter III (Nicholas Hoult). However, as she comes to recognize the depths of her husband's cruelty-and stupidity-she angles amongst court for alliances in search of the coup to come. Sacha Dhawan, Phoebe Fox, Charity Wakefield, Adam Godley, Douglas Hodge, Belinda Bromilow also star.10 episodes on 4 discs. 8 1/2 hrs. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.