BritBox
CL Skelton's two novel opus, The Hardacres Saga, is one of those novels that you could have sworn someone made a period drama adaptation of already, but you would be wrong. That's partly due to an accident of timing; the original novel debuted in 1976, and
Culture
There are plenty of things to complain about in the streaming era. Too many series are canceled before they ever get the chance to find an audience. Seasons are shorter than ever, with substantial multi-year gaps in between episodes. Finding what you want to watch is challenging, and being a
Channel 5
Can money buy you happiness? That’s the question at the heart of the new Channel 5 period drama The Hardacres, a rags-to-riches story from the producers of All Creatures Great and Small that is based on the bestselling series of novels by CL Skelton. Set in 1890s Yorkshire, the