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\n\t\tOutrageous is based on the true story of the aristocratic Mitford sisters (Picture: Kevin Baker\/UKTV\/BBC Picture Archives)<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in search of some period drama escapism with a splash of sauciness to it, six new episodes are waiting for you on a free streaming service.<\/p>\n

The appropriately-named drama Outrageous <\/strong>is based on the true story of the Mitford sisters, as told in Mary S Lovell\u2019s bestselling biography.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This adaptation \u2013 available on U&Drama \u2013 sees the six sisters in 1930s London<\/a>, as the storm<\/a> clouds of war gather and the pillars of aristocracy start to crack.<\/p>\n

The sib at the centre of this drama is Diana, played by Scottish actress Joanna Vanderham, who kicks things off with a very public and very scandalous divorce<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She trades in her husband for fascist leader Oswald Mosley (Joshua Sasse), which earned the real Diana the questionable honour of being dubbed \u2018the most hated woman in Britain\u2019.<\/p>\n

In between the champagne and country estates, there\u2019s political intrigue in the mix as, elsewhere among the sibs, Jessica (Zoe Brough) pursues an interest in communism, while Unity (Shannon Watson) gets into fascism (what a thing to say \u2013 the real Unity mixed in Nazi circles), leaving their parents perhaps understandably bewildered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tNancy is played by Bridgerton star Bessie Carter (Picture: Kevin Baker\/UKTV)<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, we also have Nancy, played by Bridgerton star Bessie Carter, who\u2019s unlucky in love but tremendously good with a pen. <\/p>\n

On the whole, the Mitfords can\u2019t keep out of the gossipy headlines \u2013 they\u2019re the Kardashians of the 1930s \u2013 while their mother (Anna Chancellor) and House of Lords cardholder father (James Purefoy) try to make sense of what their daughters are up to.<\/p>\n

The best-known statement from the Mitford sisters\u2019 long-suffering mother, according to the New York Times<\/a>, was: \u2018Whenever I see the words \u201cPeer\u2019s Daughter\u201d in a headline, I know it\u2019s going to be something about one of you children.\u2019<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tWho were the Mitford sisters?\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Celebrated and sometimes scandalous, The Times<\/a> once summarised the sisters as follows: \u2018Diana the fascist; Jessica the communist; Unity the Hitler-lover; Nancy the novelist; Deborah the Duchess and Pamela the unobtrusive poultry connoisseur\u2019. Catchy.<\/p>\n

The six sisters gained much attention for their stylish and \u2013 if it wasn\u2019t clear already \u2013 occasionally controversial lives in high society. Their heyday marked a high-water-mark of the British upper class.<\/p>\n

Much of what we know about the sisters, and that is dramatised in the show, is because they were prolific letter-writers. They would have probably crushed on social media. <\/p>\n

If any of that sounds familiar, it might be because you watched the 2021 drama The Pursuit of Love<\/a>, starring Lily James<\/a>, which was based on the real Nancy Mitford\u2019s novel of the same name, which in turn drew heavily on her sisters\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tThe Mitfords were not often out of the headlines (Picture: Kevin Baker\/UKTV)<\/p>\n

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Outrageous has already garnered glowing reviews, with a five-star write-up from Digital Spy<\/a>, labelling it \u2018brilliantly seductive television\u2019.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Radio Times<\/a> awarded the show four stars, hailing it as \u2018scandalous\u2019 and \u2018stylish\u2019, before adding: \u2018A series which beggars belief, Sarah Williams\u2019s six-part drama could easily be mistaken for a work of fiction, and understandably so.\u2019<\/p>\n

The show\u2019s writer Sarah Williams said she was drawn to the subject material two decades ago, after a friend told her to read Lovell\u2019s biography of the sisters.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tWhat is U&Drama?\t\t\t<\/p>\n

U&Drama is part of the U on-demand service, which is a free British TV streamer. <\/p>\n

You can access U&Drama through the U app on your TV or phone, as well as through their website. <\/p>\n

On the website, you can sign up here<\/a> for a free account and start streaming all the shows they have on offer \u2013 including Outrageous.<\/p>\n

\u2018I was completely blown away,\u2019 Williams told Vanity Fair<\/a>, \u2018because here was everything. Love, death, passion, elopements, imprisonment, suicide.\u2019<\/p>\n

She added: \u2018They had passionate opinions, and were prepared to go to jail for what they believed in, were prepared to kill themselves for what they believed in. They were not playing about.\u2019<\/p>\n

Outrageous is available to stream on U&Drama. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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