Call the Midwife. Poster of the 2012 TV series and cover of the 2002 book
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Call the Midwife
Jennifer Worth, 2002
TV series vs book
Heidi Thomas, 2012-

The series follows newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee, as well as the work of midwives and the nuns of Nonnatus House, a nursing convent and part of an Anglican religious order, coping with the medical problems in the deprived Poplar district of London ‘s desperately poor East End in the 1950s.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 2006 TV series and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
TV series vs book
Susanna White, 2006

Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Our Mutual Friend. Poster of the 1998 TV series and cover of the 1865 book
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Our Mutual Friend
Charles Dickens, 1865
TV series vs book
Julian Farino, 1998

John Harmon, a young man whose inheritance depends on his marrying a woman he has never met, is found dead in the River Thames. The fortune passes into the hands of the working-class Boffins, who take into their new home both Bella Wilfer and a mysterious secretary known as Rokesmith. Meanwhile, Lizzie Hexam, the daughter of the boatman suspected of Harmon’s murder, is pursued by two suitors.


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling, 1999
movie vs book
Alfonso Cuarón, 2004

Harry is back at the Dursleys’ for the summer holidays, where he sees on Muggle television that a convict named Sirius Black has escaped from prison. After being picked up by the Knight Bus, meeting Stan Shunpike, and encountering a large black dog that seems to be watching him, he travels to the Leaky Cauldron, where Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic, asks Harry to stay in Diagon Alley for his own protection.


Children of Men. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1992 book, The Children of Men
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The Children of Men
P.D. James, 1992
movie vs book
Alfonso Cuarón, 2006

In 2027, after 18 years of total human infertility and global depression, the world is on the brink of collapse and humanity faces extinction. Theo Faron, a former activist turned cynical bureaucrat, is kidnapped by the Fishes, a militant immigrants’ rights group.


The Darling Buds of May. Poster of the 1991 TV series and cover of the 1958 book
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The Darling Buds of May
H.E. Bates, 1958
TV series vs book
David Giles, Robert Tronson, Rodney Bennett, 1991-1993

The Larkin family lives on a farm in rural England, in the county of Kent. Proud of all his children, the father, Sidney ‘Pop’ schemes evidently provide well for the family, enough to fund boarding school for the twins, naval boarding school for Monty, a swimming pool, a fairground, and a holiday to France, although he is just as motivated by doing good and helping others as making a profit.


Matilda. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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Matilda
Roald Dahl, 1988
movie vs book
Danny DeVito, 1996

Young genius Matilda Wormwood is regularly neglected and mistreated by her parents, Harry and Zinnia, and her older brother, Michael. At school, Matilda makes friends but discovers Trunchbull’s harsh punishments of the students, while Matilda’s teacher, Miss Jennifer Honey, takes a liking to Matilda due to her intelligence;


Holmes & Watson. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
movie vs book
Etan Cohen, 2018

Holmes and Watson team up to unravel a puzzling murder at Buckingham Palace. Initially pointing to Professor James Moriarty, the infamous criminal mastermind and long-standing adversary of the detective duo, the case appears straightforward. However, as fresh twists and clues surface, the brilliant sleuth and his faithful companion must employ their legendary intelligence and inventive techniques to apprehend the culprit before the queen falls prey to the next attack.