penny dreadful

Related to penny dreadful: Dorian Gray

penny dreadful

A cheap paperback novel, typically characterized by melodrama, violence, and adventure. Primarily heard in UK. Why waste your time reading penny dreadfuls when you could be reading fine literature?
See also: penny
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • spend a penny
  • penny for the guy
  • pound to a penny
  • the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
  • nickel nurser
  • two a penny
  • a pretty penny
  • pretty penny
  • pretty penny, a
  • ten a penny
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The incredible Billie Piper (Penny Dreadful, Great Britain, Doctor Who) returns in her award-winning role.
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Obviously having done Penny Dreadful for Showtime, that's set in a similar-ish time but a bit later.
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Although always hugely talented, she's come into her own in recent years, with roles in Peaky Blinders, Penny Dreadful, Leaving and now this new, six-part drama.
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His fame, however, rests solely on Varney, which, one has to keep in mind was a "penny dreadful" published over the course of two years.
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Last year, the Globes nominated Netflix's "Narcos," Starz's "Outlander" and PBS's "Wolf Hall" and had acting nominations for Caitriona Balfe ("Outlander"), Eva Green ("Penny Dreadful"), and Wagner Moura ("Narcos") among other international stars.
Worldly content culture: HFPA scours the earth to recognize small-screen series
Filmed from a live performance earlier in the month, the screening features Helen McCrory (Penny Dreadful, Peaky Blinders and Sherlock Holmes) and Tom Burke (War and Peace and The Musketeers).
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Some commentators argued that Robert had been inspired to murder by the "penny dreadful" stories that had been found in his house.
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Mendes, who was married to British actress Kate Winslet and who owns the TV company that makes Call The Midwife and Penny Dreadful, said he also won't be returning to make a third Bond.
'BOND IS NOT THE X FACTOR' Public have no licence to choose next 007, says Mendes
new Penny Dreadful The things that go bump in the night are back for a third series as witch Vanessa (Eva Green, left) calls on old pal and werewolf Ethan (Josh Hartnett) to battle more evil.
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THE gothic set for Penny Dreadful might look incredible, but Billie Piper reveals her sons weren't overly impressed, when they visited her on set during production.
There is horror but there is also tenderness as well; As the brutal but beautifully-shot Penny Dreadful returns for a third series, with Billie Piper's immortal Lily ready to wage war, SUSAN GRIFFIN catches up with the actress to talk horror and getting more squeamish with age