Claudia Jessie

Bridgerton will be based on the series of novels by Julia Quinn, the best-selling US romance writer, and will feature Dame Julie Andrews in a rare foray into television. It promises more fun than the standard costume drama, portraying "the sexy, lavish and competitive world" of Regency London "from the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the aristocratic palaces of Park Lane and beyond".

Gwyneth Hughes' adaptation of Thackeray's literary classic is set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, and follows Becky Sharp as she attempts to claw her way out of poverty and scale the heights of English Society. Her story of "villainy, crime, merriment, lovemaking, jilting, laughing, cheating, fighting and dancing", takes her all the way to the court of King George IV, via the Battle of Waterloo, breaking hearts and losing fortunes as she goes.

Deluded Simon Porter dreams of passing his medical exam and becoming a doctor - but by starting at the bottom, and becoming the best porter the NHS has ever seen. All he has to do is survive a few months grafting in a hospital basement and try not to kill any of the patients. How hard can that be?Ed must work alongside the cynical, self-styled "Queen of the Porters" Frankie, and naïve nurse Lucy.

When twenty-something Dylan Witter learns he's got chlamydia, he has to make a list of his past partners and contact each one. Until now, Dylan has done his best to steer clear of that particular lane of memories, but at least he has his two best friends along on his obligatory stroll, to provide support and a bit of (not-always-helpful) advice. Dylan does elect to make good use of his predicament, though, by forcing himself to truly take stock (episode by episode) of his chaotic love life and discover why his relationships always end horribly.

This is a drama series which follows the fortunes of police officer Gina Dawson, who faces a difficult battle to create a successful career for herself during the male-dominated world of the 1950s.