Bringemovies
← Browse TV Shows
Take a Girl Like You
TITLE DETAILS

Take a Girl Like You

2000-11-26 · 52 min / episode · ★ 5.5

Drama · Comedy

In 1959, 20-year-old Jenny Bunn moves from her North England family home to a London suburb to teach primary school. Jenny is a traditional Northern working-class girl whose striking good looks are in sharp contrast to her prosaic upbringing, and to her strong belief that a girl should preserve her virginity until her wedding night. Due of her attractiveness, Jenny's views raise conflicts.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Creators
Andrew Davies
Production companies
BBC, GBH
Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Sienna GuillorySienna GuilloryJenny Bunn
Rupert GravesRupert GravesPatrick Standish
Robert DawsRobert DawsDick Thompson
Emma ChambersEmma ChambersMartha Thompson
Neil JonesHorace Charlton
Jeff RawleJeff RawleMr Charlton
Ian DriverGraham McClintoch
Hugh BonnevilleHugh BonnevilleJulian Ormerod
Kathy Kiera ClarkeKathy Kiera ClarkeAnna Le Page
Amelia WarnerAmelia WarnerSheila Torkingham
Stevie WebbCraig

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Seasons & episodes

Recommendations

Grange Hill
★ 6.7
Grange Hill1978Drama

Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.

Call the Midwife
★ 7.6
Call the Midwife2012Drama

Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.

When Calls the Heart
★ 8.3
When Calls the Heart2014Drama

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.

In the Dark
★ 7.7
In the Dark2019Drama · Comedy

Murphy is a flawed and irreverent woman who just happens to be blind and is the only “witness” to the murder of her drug-dealing friend, Tyson. When the police dismiss her story, she sets out with her dog, Pretzel, to find the killer while also managing her colorful dating life and the job she hates at Guiding Hope, the guide-dog school owned by her overprotective parents.

The Other Bennet Sister
★ 8.2
The Other Bennet Sister2026Drama · Comedy

Mary isn't your typical period drama heroine. She is awkward, anxious, preachy, full of facts, a terrible singer, overlooked by her mother and seemingly destined to an empty dance card for the rest of her life… until Mary takes matters into her own hands.

Hill Street Blues
★ 7.6
Hill Street Blues1981Drama

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Tell Me Lies
★ 7.5
Tell Me Lies2022Drama

When Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. They quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.

Gone
★ 6.6
Gone2026Drama

When a headmaster's wife goes missing, suspicion falls on him. Is he hiding something, or is there more to this case than meets the eye?

Gilmore Girls
★ 7.9
Gilmore Girls2000Drama · Comedy

Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.

Younger
★ 6.9
Younger2015Drama · Comedy

Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at the bottom at 40-year old. When a chance encounter convinces her she looks younger than she is, Liza tries to pass herself off as 26 and lands a job as an assistant at Empirical Press. Now she just has to make sure no one finds out the secret only she and her best friend Maggie share.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
★ 8.1
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel2017Drama · Comedy

It’s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she’s ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West Side apartment. But when her life suddenly takes a turn and Midge must start over, she discovers a previously unknown talent - one that will take her all the way from the comedy clubs of Greenwich Village to a spot on Johnny Carson’s couch.

Chesapeake Shores
★ 7.8
Chesapeake Shores2016Drama

A divorced mom deals with an old romance and complicated family issues when she returns to her hometown with her twin daughters.

Belgravia: The Next Chapter
★ 7.5
Belgravia: The Next Chapter2024Drama

Belgravia, 1871. When Lord Frederick Trenchard meets Clara Dunn, their courtship is full of passion. But after they marry, the scandalous world of high society and a long-buried family secret threaten to unravel their happiness.

The Facts of Life
★ 7.0
The Facts of Life1979Drama · Comedy

Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.

Girlfriends
★ 7.3
Girlfriends2000Drama · Comedy

A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds.

And Just Like That…
★ 7.2
And Just Like That…2021Drama · Comedy

This new chapter of “Sex and the City” follows Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.

The Rainmaker
★ 7.8
The Rainmaker2025Drama

Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head to head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncovers two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son.

Agatha Christie's Marple
★ 7.9
Agatha Christie's Marple2004Drama

The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.

L.A.'s Finest
★ 6.9
L.A.'s Finest2019Drama

Syd Burnett has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna, a working mom with an equally complex past, Syd is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a greater personal secret. These two women don't agree on much, but they find common ground when it comes to taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles.

Killing Eve
★ 7.9
Killing Eve2018Drama

A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.

Similar titles

Manuel de la vie sauvage
★ 5.3
Manuel de la vie sauvage2022Drama

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies
★ 6.2
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies2023Drama

In 1954, a time before rock ‘n’ roll ruled, before the T-Birds were the coolest in the school, four fed-up outcasts dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.

The Girls of Slender Means
★ 3.7
The Girls of Slender Means1975Drama

The Girls of Slender Means is a 1975 BBC television mini-series based on Muriel Spark's novel. The drama, aired in three parts, follows a group of young women living in a London boarding house in 1945, and is framed by a death that occurs in 1960.

His Lost Lycan Luna
★ 6.0
His Lost Lycan Luna2025Drama

Adapted from Novel by Jessica Hall. After a pack that never wanted her took her in, Ivy expected death. But on her 18th birthday, King Kyson, the last Royal, came not to save her, but to claim her. Now, his obsession awakens a dangerous bond, threatened by secrets that could tear them apart

Onmyoji
★ 6.5
Onmyoji2023Drama

In the gilded enclave of the imperial court, Minamoto Hiromasa befriends the mystic Abe Seimei, solving tricky cases rising from the demonic realm.

ABO Desire
★ 8.4
ABO Desire2025Drama

When an arrogant Alpha infiltrates a rival’s company and falls for a seemingly delicate Omega, he’s pulled into a dangerous game that challenges everything he knows.

My Brother Jonathan
★ 6.0
My Brother Jonathan1985Drama

Chronicles the lives of brothers Jonathan and Harold Dakers, in the Black Country, focusing on their close bond and the challenges they face, particularly during World War I.

Giri/Haji
★ 7.4
Giri/Haji2019Drama

Family duty sends a lawman to London to look for his mob-assassin brother as a yakuza war threatens to engulf Tokyo. Trust is even tougher to find.

To Serve Them All My Days
★ 7.8
To Serve Them All My Days1980Drama

To Serve Them All My Days is a 1980-81 British television drama serial, adapted by Andrew Davies from R. F. Delderfield's 1972 novel of the same name. David Powlett-Jones, a shell-shocked World War I veteran, becomes a teacher at an elite English boarding school, Bamfylde. The drama explores his personal growth, relationships, and evolving views on society over his 20-year career at the school.

The Chestnut Man
★ 7.5
The Chestnut Man2021Drama

At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.

My Calorie Boy
★ 7.3
My Calorie Boy2022Drama · Comedy

When high school friendships are put to the test, young adults discover that growing up means facing unexpected challenges in love and life.

The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
★ 3.7
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous1997Drama · Comedy

Charming tennis player Lysander Hawkley seduces wealthy, married women to make their husbands jealous, leading to romantic and comedic chaos in the fictional county of Rutshire.

The Lost World
★ 7.3
The Lost World1999Drama

Early 20th-century adventurers find themselves fighting for survival after their hot-air balloon crashes into a remote part of the Amazon, stranding them on a prehistoric plateau.

Black Books
★ 8.1
Black Books2000Comedy

Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. Bearded, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn’t and is punished by Bernard relentlessly just for the crime of existing. They depend on each other for meaning as Fran, their oldest friend, depends on them for distraction. Black Books is a haven of books, wine and conversation, the only threat to the group’s peace and prosperity is their own limitless stupidity.

Hu Tong
★ 8.0
Hu Tong2022Drama

Spanning three generations, the story follows a family of women dedicated to serving their Beijing neighborhood, showcasing the evolution of Hutong culture. From the early days of liberation to the present, Tian Zao devotes her life to grassroots work, inspiring her daughter and granddaughter to carry on her legacy, reflecting the changing spirit of youth and community over time.

The XYY Man
★ 7.0
The XYY Man1976Drama

The XYY Man is a 1976–77 British crime thriller television series created by Kenneth Royce, based on his novel series about reformed cat burglar William 'Spider' Scott, recruited by British intelligence for secret missions due to his unique genetic makeup (an extra Y chromosome), which supposedly predisposes him to crime. The plot follows his reluctant work for the secret service and his constant pursuit by the dogged Detective Sergeant George Bulman, leading to spin-offs like Strangers and Bulman.

My Love in the Countryside
★ 10.0
My Love in the Countryside2024Drama · Comedy

An under-skilled actress is sent away to a rural town to learn about love – will she find what she seeks in the village chief's son?

Heirs to the Land
★ 6.9
Heirs to the Land2022Drama

Resourceful young Hugo Llor works to make a name for himself in 14th-century Barcelona while keeping a vow he made to the Estanyol family.

Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
★ 7.2
Unicorn: Warriors Eternal2023Drama

An evil force is looming across the dark, thick-aired streets of industrial revolution London when a group of heroes dubbed Unicorn are accidentally reawakened in the bodies of teenagers instead of adult hosts they’ve embodied in the past.

Poster unavailable
★ 7.0
They Met in a City1961Drama

Anthology series of plays where various disparate characters meet in the city of London.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.