What 'Bridgerton' gets wrong about dating in the Regency era Plunging necklines, lonely hearts and spy glasses for tracking lovers... no wonder the hit Netflix show has been nicknamed 'Bonkerton' The Regency period was even saucier than Netflix would have us believe Credit: Liam Daniel/Netflix If Regency series Bridgerton has been criticised for anything, it has been for taking poetic licence with some of its lascivious depictions of fashion, language and, of course, sex. Not that any of this has deterred us from lapping it up – the series is the most watched in Netflix history, with 82 million households having tuned into the period drama in just 28 days and its steamy sex scenes earning it the nickname “Bonkerton”.