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I have now seen all four adaptations of Sarah Waters' books (that I'm aware of-Fingersmith, Tipping the Velvet, Night Watch and Affinity) and gosh, so much bleakness and depression, usually followed by a happy-ish ending that actually works. Of them, I think Fingersmith is the only one I genuinely "like" (though it's also the only one I've read the book to, which might be a factor) but those are certainly incredibly involving worlds created. They also have seriously high quality female casts, particularly Anna Maxwell Martin in Night Watch and Rachael Sterling (Strirling?) in Tipping the Velvet.

Meanwhile, I just finished Affinity and am frightened to learn that it's actually LESS depressing than the book.

I may have to watch something unbelievably hopeful and cheery now.