bonnet drama

English

Noun

bonnet drama (countable and uncountable, plural bonnet dramas)

1. Costume drama set in an era when bonnets were worn.
   • 2000, Maureen Lipman, Lip Reading:

     Bonnet drama, conversely, removes us tidily from any such responsibility to a world of rules and rituals, where everyone knows their place...

   • 2006, Indrajit Banerjee, Kalinga Seneviratne, Public Service Broadcasting in the Age of Globalization:

     ...the Sunday night UK bonnet drama. The rest of the time the ABC pursues its diverse programming strategy...

   • 2007, Robin Nelson, State of Play: Contemporary High-End TV Drama:

     Instead it avoids the "heritage" or "bonnet" drama cachet by mixing a modern treatment with historic aspects.