Can any of you recommend some great mini-series of the past or present?

Can any of you recommend some great mini-series of the past or present?
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I don’t know how long ago it was, but I’m sure NetFlix would have Brideshead Revisited, and the BBC Colin Firth Pride and Prejudice is really marvelous.
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