Here's how much the jewellery from Bridgerton is worth

— Experts estimate how much some of the eye-catching bling from Netflix's record-breaking show would cost in real life

Each piece of jewellery featured in Bridgerton was designed specifically for the series' thousands of handmade costumes. Picture: Liam Daniel/Netflix

A good escapist television series is worth its weight in gold. And we've been turning to Netflix's new regency drama, Bridgerton in our millions.

Over the last week online searches for the series, set in 19th-century Britain, went up by 850% and the aristocratic romance is projected to have a viewership of 63 million by the end of the month.