Anthony Horowitz adapted his own best-selling novel into a six-part mystery drama, which is co-produced by Masterpiece and is set to air sometime in Which premieres on the PBS Masterpiece schedule are you most excited for?
Comment down below! Why does it take so long, to bring shows to USA? Grandchester,Miss Marple and Agatha Raisin and few others? Get rid of old mean Uncle? This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Life is better in full color. Around the World in 80 Days Jan. See sneak peek. Sanditon Season 2 Mar. Both feature young women being pushed very suddenly into a royal role they had not been expecting, facing difficulties living under constant public scrutiny, and fighting to command respect from men who do no think them up to the task.
Both are unique in their own ways, especially in how the show allows Victoria and Albert to settle into both domestic bliss and the natural scuffles all couples face augmented, of course, by their positions. The show truly blossoms in its second season, and continues from there to be an emotional and surprisingly cozy portrayal of the royal household, the people it employs, and a nation Victoria and Albert seek to modernize.
Gorgeously costumed and compellingly crafted, Victoria is a wonderful series to fully immerse yourself in—one that will for many Americans, at least have you constantly on Wikipedia to learn more about the historical events it portrays. Featuring four young stars on the rise as the unforgettable March girls, Emily Watson as their mother, Marmee, and the year-old Angela Lansbury in an astoundingly good turn as Aunt March, Little Women —adapted by Heidi Thomas Call the Midwife and directed by Vanessa Caswill—has all the makings of a new beloved viewing tradition.
A delightful if overlooked take on a classic, the women here may be little, but they are also strong, brilliant, and full of heart. The gorgeous four-part miniseries adaptation of E. Margaret and her siblings are on the forefront of changing social mores, sometimes controversially so, and it defines her relationship with an older, wealthy widower, Henry Wilcox Matthew Macfadyen , whose conservative values clash with hers.
The story feels timely for a variety of reasons, although the genuine curiosity and politeness with which these issues are broached can seem lamentably foreign. The series, stunningly directed by Hettie MacDonald and wonderfully adapted by Kenneth Lonergan, is in many ways an atypical and refreshing period piece.
It is truly a must-watch. What sets this drama apart are the four women at the center of the puzzle, a quartet of former code breakers from the same WWII think tank as that in The Imitation Game granted, these characters are fictional.
Susan, Lucy, Millie and Jean reunite a decade later, in , to track a serial killer. As they decipher the clues and patterns, the ladies must juggle their sleuthing efforts with their newly civilian lives—to avoid suspicion, de facto leader Susan Anna Maxwell Martin and co. The best thing about Indian Summers is that it presents something totally different than the typical Masterpiece fare.
Taking place in the twilight of the British Raj circa , Indian Summers is thankfully not sympathetic or nostalgic for this fraught time in history. The show also bends its svelte, handsome antihero lead Ralph Whelan Henry Lloyd-Hughes into the realm of just plain villain more often than one might expect. But there are a number of compelling subplots that provide some balance, including romance and revolution, and all of it is a complicated collision between Indian and English culture.
Cancelled after just two seasons, the charmingly messy Indian Summers may not quite end on a satisfying note, but the journey is one worth taking. There are two things the UK is really great at producing: vicars and murder mysteries. So it holds that Grantchester —a story about a murder mystery-solving vicar—would itself be grand. The two solve Cases of the Week as vicar Sidney listens to jazz, questions his faith, and tries to stop being in love with his childhood friend Amanda, since they cannot marry.
Grantchester is often thoughtful, sweetly compelling, and lightly thrilling—it also includes cozy period details and a dog name Dickens. What more could you want? Northanger Abbey Watch on Amazon via Masterpiece. No matter! Around the same time the BBC started adapting lesser-known Dickens works into a miniseries format written by Andrew Davies, so too did it bring us some of the lesser-appreciated Jane Austen works from Davies, naturally.
Northanger Abbey , meant to be a spoof of sorts about gothic dramas and the girls who love them, is very fun and frothy. It deviates a little from typical Austen narratives with its spooky trappings, but it still gives us an incredibly sweet romance hindered initially by money, of course and a host of charming performances from a young Felicity Jones, Carey Mulligan, and JJ Field.
A truly delightful and very PG watch that everyone can enjoy. Chronicling the lives of three generations of a wealthy family from the late s through early s, The Forsyte Saga is based on the John Galsworthy trilogy of the same name. It is, in some ways, a British version of Dynasty.
The version is fantastically dramatic and heartbreaking, full of schemers and dreamers and a grandly charming cast as it spins its dizzying tale of romance and woe. Lushly produced, it should not be mistaken for high art so much as engrossing melodrama.
If series about the scandals and foibles of the uppercrust appeal to you, you cannot go wrong with Forsyte. It is also thoroughly middle-class, a group of people Downton never really deigned to discuss. Created by familiar BBC scribe Andrew Davies, Selfridge focuses on the American founder of the very British luxury department store named after him during the Edwardian period. Running for four seasons, the series had a strong start and waned a bit as it continued as its plot became increasingly ludicrous and key actors came and went , but it was always entertaining, providing a host of unforgettable characters who emotional impressions far outlast the series.
A well-costumed soap opera, Mr. The Miniaturist is not a horror series, but it is certainly spooky and not without a few jump scares that augment its dramatic reveals. Furnished by a miniaturist, every new piece that Nella is given seems to predict some new tragedy within the house, which is full of secrets—not all of which find a satisfying ending.
Jane Austen wrote novels with romantic happily-ever-afters that she herself never even experienced. But Sanditon , a book with no ending, was given life as a PBS miniseries. Hall, and more. After the events of the Season 1 finale, will James and Helen find their way together?
Will James decide to call the Dales home? And can Siegfried and Tristan manage to work together without complete and utter disaster? More laughs, more love, and more animals and yes, more Tricki Woo await in Season 2! Matthew Lewis will also return as jilted aristocrat Hugh Hulton.
Pumphrey, with the lovably spoiled Pekingese Tricki Woo right by her side. Season 2 will run for 6 episodes, plus a bonus Christmas episode, for a grand total of 7 all-new episodes coming in ! Sign up to get the latest news on your favorite dramas and mysteries, as well as exclusive content, video, sweepstakes and more.
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