Viewers binge-watch 'brilliant' period drama hailed as 'best since Downton Abbey'

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Viewers are binge-watching Channel 5's hit period drama, The Hardacres, which returned to screens with its second season on Thursday. The series, starring Julie Graham (Shetland), Claire Cooper (Hollyoaks) and Liam McMahon (Hunger), has been hailed by viewers as the best period drama since Downton Abbey…