From Wuthering Heights to Bridgerton, how did period dramas get so sexed-up?

Fennell, who wrote and directed the film, described it as a raw and sensual reimagining of Emily Brontë’s classic novel. The trailer, released in December and featuring unusual imagery like suggestive baking and a hand exploring the mouth of a dead fish, quickly earned the movie the nickname “50 Shades of Brontë”.








