Period drama enthusiasts are in for a delight as an eighties Oscar-winning film has just arrived on Channel 4's streaming platform.

The film is not only based on a cherished British novel, but it also features Downton Abbey legend Dame Maggie Smith , who sadly passed away in September 2024 .

She starred alongside two-time Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter and Oscar winner Dame Judi Dench.

We're of course talking about A Room with a View, which is now available to stream for free. First released in 1985, the story is adapted from E. M Forster's romantic novel of the same name, reports the Mirror .

Directed by James Ivory, it follows Lucy Honeychurch (Bonham Carter), a young woman who travels to Italy with her chaperone Charlotte (Smith). READ MORE: The Wrong Pa

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