Belgravia

If you are planning to watch "Belgravia" then you already enjoy this type thing. The acting is great and the story intriguing. So far everything you could possibly want in a period piece.

Tamsin Greig, who looks so familiar to me but can't place her, is truly exceptional here. Why is she not in more stuff?

So far, so great. Let's hope the series continues the quality.

Well written and beautifully filmed on location, with excellent costumes. Well worth watching!!

+ The writing and story-telling have been great so far. Much more consistent and plausible, and far less sappy and cringe-worthy than Downtown Abbey. It is closer in style to the writings of Victorian authors like Trollope and Dickens, which is apt for this setting.

+ Visually gorgeous and picturesque. Nineteenth century London is relatively fresh among period dramas.

+ Great performances all around.

+ Lead characters are worth rooting for.

• The "downstairs" stuff is tacked on and distracting. Waste of some talented actors in unnecessary roles.

I love Belgravia. Another great British drama. I won't spoil the plot - but it is well written, has great characters and the entire cast is excellent. Can't wait for the next episode.

Don't compare this to Downton Abbey. It's not and it's doesn't try to or need to be. This is a darker , more sophisticated perhaps a little bleaker vision of the upper class in the 1830's. The sets are exquisite , the writing sharp and the acting is pure class. Tamsin Greig and Harriet Walker are astonishing. Watch it. Love it.