The history of the TV costume drama recalls such programs as "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "Brideshead Revisited"; and includes remarks from such actors as Anthony Andrews, Susan Hampshire, John Hurt, Derek Jacobi, Alex Kingston, Art Malik and Timothy West. Narrated by Keeley Hawes, the documentary also remembers "The Forsyte Affair"; "Vanity Fair"; "A Family at War"; "Edward VII"; "Hard Times"; "The Jewel in the Crown"; "Pride and Prejudice"; "Moll Flanders"; "Emma"; and "Sense & Sensibility."