This pristine drama attempts to piece together the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the illegitimate mixed-race daughter of a British admiral and a Black woman from the West Indies ...
When speaking of period dramas, most people’s minds instantly wander to cult classics like Jane Eyre, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, or Wuthering Heights. While they’re the foundation of ...
However, she tells The Sunday Times Magazine that the British obsession with period dramas makes it difficult for black actors to work in the UK. She adds: “There just seems to be a desire for ...