There will forever be just two words that come to this author's mind the morning after any good party.

Shock and delight.

All right.

There's a new hit show about the marriage market among a gossiping, promenading, exclusive few around the 18-teens.

Yes, I'm talking about Shondaland's latest blessing upon us.

Bridgeton, the glittering fantasy set in Regency England that checks all the boxes.

I'm Gabrielle Collins, and I live for the art of fact. That is, I'm a period drama freak. Like you, I was thinking to myself, thank you,

Bridgeton, cast, and crew for prancing all over the intersection of history and fantasy.

I also wondered, how many sets did these people build?

Well, I'm taking you inside the fullness of life behind the scenes.

The show's brilliant creators are giving us in all-access peak.

Okay, this is between you and me.

John, don't say it.

Don't say it.

All right, say it.

Think of me as your curious guide to the world of Bridgeton.

And I'm bringing along my highly esteemed co-hosts, researcher Annabel Hood, season one writer Jess Brownell, and historian Dr. Hannah Gregg.

Together, we're scotch-reeling you through conversations about the wigs and costumes.

Daphne is the only one that her costume design really is about the elegance of simplicity.

The production design.

We went old school and we got two scenic artists in who painted the backings for us by hand.

The glorious grandiloquence of it all. I swoon.

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