One of the first programmes I ever saw that drew me into the Victorian era was the Dr. Who story The Talons of Weng-Chiang, featuring the marvellous Tom Baker (and Louise Jameson as his otherworldly Amazonian assistant, Leela, forced to dress in leg-of-mutton sleeves instead of the usual Jungle bikini outfit). The story featured (as well as the usual complement of villainous aliens) a Victorian music-hall and a giant rat loose in the sewers of the East End (some exterior shots were filmed around Wapping). Now it's on the Internet - that's if you're in the UK and don't mind adverts at regular intervals ...
http://www.seesaw.com/TV/Drama/s-9000-Doctor-Who
It's a wonderful episode. Litefoot even mentions a "Mrs Hudson" in the episode, as if the whole proceedings weren't a Sherlock Holmes nod to begin with!
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