Outrageous

Matt Roush says...

Long before the Kardashians took social media by storm, the real-life Mitford sisters scandalized British society in the 1930s with their tabloid-friendly romantic antics and unpopular political leanings. A colorful six-part series introduces us to six daughters of an aristocratic family that has seen better times. (The long-suffering parents are played by Brit TV pros James Purefoy and Anna Chancellor.) Think Jane Austen in a time of social unrest, rising fascism, Nazism, and communism. The eldest sister, Nancy (Bessie Carter), an aspiring author, acts as narrator, trying to keep the peace when glamorous sib Diana (Joanna Vanderham), who married very well, decides to ditch her perfect life to pursue her obsession with British Union of Fascists leader Oswald Mosley (Joshua Sasse). Wait till they learn about sister Unity’s (Shannon Watson) crush on Hitler. Launching with two episodes.

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