Shakespeare in Love that the claim was "unwarranted". The film is "not constrained by worries about literary or historical accuracy" and includes anachronisms such as a reference to Virginia tobacco plantations, at a time before the Colony of Virginia existed. A leading character is a member of the House of Wessex, which died out in 1066. Queen Elizabeth I never entered a public theatre, as she does in the film. Between "Romeo and Juliet" and "Twelfth Night", Shakespeare wrote ten other plays over a period of six years. The biggest historical liberty concerns the central theme of Shakespeare struggling to create the story
Love in a Cold Climate (2001 TV series) played by an all-star cast. The production staff researched the nature of Mitford's novels by interviewing her surviving sister Deborah. The serial was accompanied by an "Omnibus" profile of Mitford and a documentary series entitled "The Mitford World" on BBC Knowledge. "Love in a Cold Climate" was nominated for two British Academy Television Awards; Bates was nominated for Best Actor, and the production team received nominations in the Costume Design and Production Design categories. An earlier adaptation of "Love in a Cold Climate" was broadcast in eight episodes in 1980, starring Judi Dench, Michael Aldridge, and Vivian Pickles. Love in