Despite its bestseller status, Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was an underdog choice for a TV adaptation. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell’s England is a place where magic used to thrive, but has effectively been extinct for hundreds of years. Jonathan Strange (Bertie Carvel) and Gilbert Norrell (Eddie Marsan) clash over the course of the series. Overshadowed by more prominent fantasy dramas at Netflix and Amazon, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell now feels like a half-forgotten gem. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is streaming on Prime Video.