The period dramas with the hottest sex scenes ever – from Bridgerton’s steamy oral sex to Versailles endless romps

PERIOD dramas have been a TV staple for years but they're not as straight laced and uptight as you might think.

In fact, many of these historical dramas are downright raunchy, with some pretty explicit sex scenes catching viewers off guard, particularly if they are watching with their parents expecting a sedate Sunday Downton Abbey-style watch.

If you don't believe us, here are some of the steamiest sex scenes in period dramas that are all available to stream online now.

BRIDGERTON

Netflix's newest period drama is a lavish affair set in Regency London and has been described as Gossip Girl meets Downton Abbey meets Sex and the City.

It follows Daphne Bridgerton, who embarks on a faux romance with Duke Simon Basset as she tries to secure a husband, but the pair end up falling for each other.

Simon not only teaches Daphne about masturbation, but as their romance develops, they end up romping all over the place, with one oral sex scene being particularly steamy.

Bridgerton is available on Netflix

HARLOTS

The saucy tale of London’s booming sex industry of the 1700s features plenty of nudity and steamy romps.

Starring Lesley Manville and Samantha Morton as rival brothel madames, the series draws heavily on Harris’s List Of Covent Garden Ladies, an annual prostitution guidebook published between 1757 to 1795.

One eye-popping sex scene saw a man and woman romping in a carriage outside in broad daylight, which viewers didn't expect considering the show airs on BBC Two.

Harlots is available on BBC iPlayer

OUTLANDER

When Claire (Caitriona Balfe) finds herself transported back in time from 1945 to 1743, she marries Highlander Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) out of necessity to survive.

Despite being a virgin, Jamie turns out to be a promising lover as they consummate their marriage in a seriously sexy season one scene.

However, it doesn't last long with him sweetly admitting: "I didn’t realize you did it face-to-face. I thought you must do it the back way, like horses."

The series goes on to include numerous sex scenes to keep viewers titilated.

Outlander is available on Amazon Prime Video

VERSAILLES

Versailles is possibly the King of all raunchy period dramas thanks to its seemingly endless nudity and romps.

One particularly graphic sex scene sees pregnant Madame de Montespan having sex with King Louis XIV.

She can be seen gritting her teeth and gripping the brass bed frame as the king thrusts away further down the bed.