Will Chalk

We begin another season. This season, viewers journey once again inside the noble Bridgerton family in Regency-era England. And this time, it's another of the siblings' turn to find someone to marry. The season's most notorious gentleman, Benedict Bridgerton. He must bow to that most powerful of forces, mothers. One small problem. I am charting a more venturesome course. You are awake.

Rake being old school English for someone not keen on commitment, but probably promiscuous. And this time series regular Luke Thompson and newcomer Yerin Ha had to spend the most time on set with the show's intimacy coordinator. They can eventually get fun. There's fun and there's storytelling to be had in those moments.

It's an extension of expression, and I think when you have someone you really trust, the sex scene doesn't feel like a sex scene, it just feels like another scene. Bridgerton is renowned for its adult scenes, and some fans have complained that season four is just too tame. You sound as if you have been made a new man. The show's creative Jess Brownell says she focused on getting the right tone, and there's much more open discussion this season than usual.

The show is based on eight best-selling books. Their creator, Julia Quinn, told us why people find the story so charming.

English period dramas and their beautiful worlds have long been a hit with world audiences. Arguably Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Vanity Fair walked so Bridgerton could run. The man behind them, Andrew Davies, says modern audiences loved the past. Stories were in a way simpler than you could do the happy ever after stuff and don't.

Plots tend to turn around. That's very appealing. That's some of the reasons. Whatever the reasons, this time Bridgerton fans get a classic Cinderella story inside the core text, complete with a midnight dash and an accessory left behind. We must find the owner of this glove. But to see if the Rags to Riches romance pans out, fans will have to wait until the end of February for the final four episodes.

Stephanie Prentiss, reporting. And that's all from us for now. If you want to get in touch, you can email us at globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. Use the hashtag Global News Pod. Don't forget our sister podcast, The Global Story, which goes in-depth and beyond the headlines on one big story. That is also available wherever you get your podcasts.

This edition of the Global News Podcast was mixed by Rezenwin Durell and the producer was Wendy Urquhart. The editor is Karen Martin and I'm Will Chalk. Until next time, goodbye.

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