Bridgerton season 2 (Netflix)

As with the books, number 2 focuses on the eldest Bridgerton son, Anthony. Dedicated to finding the perfect viscountess, without emotional attachment, he finds himself torn between the two Sharma sisters, feisty Kate and demure Edwina. Meanwhile his sister Eloise struggles with the constraints of society while making her debut and brother Colin wonders what to do with his life. Lady Whistledown continues to uncover all the gossip, but is in great danger of being unmasked. The season suffers for the lack of Rege-Jean Page, who does not make even a cameo appearance as the duke, although his duchess is present. It is less sexy than the first and the storyline is less compelling, but the casting is still delightfully diverse and the music and costumes are sumptuous. Season 3 teasers have recently been dropped and will depart from the order of the books to focus on third brother Colin rather than second brother Benedict’s story. This makes a lot of sense and hopefully the producers will shake up other aspects.