10 Period Dramas With Best On-Screen Chemistry Ever

The best period dramas don't just rely on stunning costumes and breathtaking sets—they're all about chemistry. From unforgettable slow-burn romances to tension-filled enemies-to-lovers storylines, these 10 dramas bring some of the most sizzling on-screen dynamics you'll ever see. Whether it's Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens' electric dynamic in Jane Eyre (2006) or the scandalous, almost-too-real sparks in The Borgias (2011), these pairings are unmissable.

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0:00 - Intro
0:14 - North & South (2004)
0:46 - Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022)
1:23 - The Borgias (Showtime, 2011)
2:04 - The Tudors (2007-2010)
2:42 - The White Queen (2013)
3:14 - Victoria (2016-2019)
3:46 - Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2020)
4:22 - Age of Innocence (1993)
4:52 - Jane Eyre (2006)
5:19 - Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)

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[JustMegan]

I LOVE North and South!!! And Toby is my favorite Rochester!

[Jay-iubi]

North and South is incredible. It’s also my favourite classic romance book. ❤

[sunsignhealer]

If you like these, you should give the Australian series miss Fisher's murder mysteries a try!

[christineschell]

Just so you know, the man you show in your Victoria clips isn’t Tom Hughes, who played Albert, but Rufus Sewell, who played Lord Melbourne, her first Prime Minister, who she had a bit of a crush on until Albert came in the scene.

[BeverleyZarnowski-xlmy]

All my favorite movies and series! You are spot on with your analysis.

[annmolloy]

You missed the chemistry of Daniel Day Lewis and Madeleine Stowe in Last of the Mohicans and Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the Twilight movies.

[st.centurygirl]

Yessss Midnight at the Pera palace is mentioned

[lynnedyer]

Nice to see Far from the Madding Crowd in there, but if we’re talking about on screen chemistry where are Daphne and the Duke from season 1 of Bridgerton. Their chemistry was unbelievable.

[faridaahmad]

There is
Poldark
Reign
magnificent century

[strawberrylime]

The Borgias love
They were brother and sister!

[Bondoz]

Jane Eyre 2006? Dreadful. They go "shopping" for modern audiences. Jane Eyre with Timothy Dalton is still the best.