Christina Hendricks on new period drama The Buccaneers: 'It’s ultimately about friendship' 

The streamed series follows a group of wealthy young American women in 19th century England 

Imogen Waterhouse as Jinny St. George and Barney Fishwick as Lord James Seadown in The Buccaneers.

“Girls, here’s to marriages, men, parties. Not particularly in that order.” The Buccaneers is a period drama with a number of twists. While ostensibly charting the matchmaking of beautiful young women with worthy, title-clad men, it’s actually about female friendships and feminism.

Then there’s the fact that at its core is a clash of cultures: new-moneyed America meets prim and proper Victorian England. There’s disdain on both sides of this pond – but the girls need titles and the crumbling English aristocracy need their cash.