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The Prestige TV Podcast

'Belgravia'

The Prestige TV Podcast

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

'Belgravia' on Epix is basically just 'Downton Abbey,' but set 80 years earlier and with more old people, and that's why it's such a good watch. Hosts: Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:02.0

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0:06.0

The multi-award winning series, FX's The Bear, is back for a brand new season.

0:11.0

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0:15.0

And every second counts.

0:17.0

When that shows zero, this restaurant ceases operations.

0:21.8

FX is the bear.

0:23.1

New season now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:27.1

18 plus subscription required Teas and C's apply.

0:46.0

Welcome to T-cierge, the ringer's guide to helping you navigate the wide TV streaming landscape. I'm Juliet Lippman. Today I am joined by my Jam Session co-host, Amanda Dobbins,

0:50.4

and we are here to discuss Belgravia, the latest show from Julian Fellows currently

0:56.2

airing on epics. The finale is on Sunday, but you know, just binge watch the whole thing.

1:00.8

Amanda, give me the pitch on Belgravia.

1:04.9

Down in Abbey, but 80 years earlier, actually should have checked my math. 80-ish, rough, go with it.

1:12.4

Mid-1800s featuring just the Dowager Countess.

1:16.9

Just the Dowager Countess.

1:18.6

As you initially said to me, down nabby, but only the old people.

1:22.7

Great stuff.

1:25.8

That's a little unfair because as I've gotten into this series, there are some lovely young people, including Alice Eve, who you pointed out to me, shows up in episode three and I really enjoyed her.

1:36.9

And like, there are young people love stories, but this is a show primarily concerned with what the Dowager Countess would think of pretty much every situation happening in London and thereabouts in the mid-1800s.

1:50.1

Sure. So the basic premise, and this all comes out in episode one, so while it makes them like a lot of plot, it's all given to you right away.

1:57.6

In episode one, it's on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, and these British soldiers

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