【文章內容簡介】 , which is adapted of Conan Doyle39。s classic novel. He thinks the British are good at irony. Current affairs satire edy shows that fully. Niu Nai(2012) in his paper The British TVseries esreading the 20 strong British dramas divides the British TVseries as follows: (1) classical dramas。 (2)science fiction dramas。 (3) lawyers and political dramas. About the classical dramas, there are Downton Abbey, Elizabeth I . About the science fiction dramas there are Doctor Who, Eleventh Hour. And about the lawyers and political dramas, there are State of Play, Silk , Bleak House and so on. British TVseries has a lot of audiences. For example, Downton Abbey’s Premiere had attracted 11800000 audiences in British. Then, the strong viewing situation remained to the end. And the average audience rating of the series for the first season also enter the UK TV TOP10 runnerup position. In addition, Downton Abbey in the United States is also greatly January 9, 2011 the United States PBS began to broadcast the series39。s first season, which not only won industry acclaim but also with double ordinary viewing record started first in the United States of America. What’s more, it is also very popular in China. Classifications of the popular British TVseriesAs a new popular TVseries , British TVseries has been a hot topic in the field of TVseries both at home and abroad. Many scholars and experts both at home and abroad have published their writings and articles to probe into the topic of British TVseries. There are all kinds of popular British TVseries, such as classical dramas, suspense dramas, situation edies and so on. Classical Dramas First, the sweeping whole world classical drama Downton Abbey bring us back the early 20thcentury lives and historical events(Huntley and Dana2012:2631). The first and second Industrial Revolution and the thought collision between new old were the theme of the times by Zhang Yun(2012). Sun Xiaoji(2012) said it was real description of noble spirit. And Xu Jian and Liu Chang(2012) believe the destiny was a result of everyone’s choices from the drama. it wons the British National Television Awards for Best Drama Award, American television Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award. And the Guinness World Records Record as the world39。s most popular TV drama of 2010 year, which bees the first award of the British drama.Shen Lin(2012) says in UK Downton Abbey has been evaluated as the best TVseries since the Pride and Prejudice in 1995. From another hand, the ments also reflects the Pride and Prejudice’s classic status can not shake. Whether the original novel or adaptation of the TVseries pride and Prejudice’s ability captured the hearts of the people has lasted for two hundred years. Although the two stories’ s background is separated by a century, there are some great similarities in the stories’s subject between Downton Abbey and Pride and Prejudice. For example, the main actor and actress ask for pride and prejudice, their twists and turns fate and the part of the female role in the works embodied the idea of feminism. Pen Zi(2012) said the British TVseries with its local style, humor and humanity firmly occupy a space for one person in the international market. She also believe the actor39。s lines and tone of voice reflect the characters directly in pride and Prejudice. Such as “Darcy: She39。s tolerable, I suppose. But she39。s not handsome enough to gempt me. I39。m in no humor go give consequence to yong ladies who are slighted by other men. Go back to your partner. Enjoy her smiles. You39。re wasting your time to me.” It can reflect the actor Darcy’s pride to actress. Zhao Meng(2012) shows that BBC is good at adapting classics masterpiece into a TV drama. Such as pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, North and South, Wives and Daughters, Little Dorrit and so on. She also believes the British TVseries’ story and characterization describes minutely and carefully. What’s more, the scene is picturesque. All above have not given full expression to one39。s view, especially the humanist