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MASTERPIECE Studio is your backstage pass to the PBS series—from Sherlock to Poldark. After the show, turn off the TV and tune in to MASTERPIECE Studio for the scoop with host Jace Lacob. Listen for exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of your favorite shows. Get the history lowdown behind the people and places you see on screen, and hear revealing stories from the set. MASTERPIECE Studio is made possible by Viking Cruises and Raymond James. Sponsors for MASTERPIECE on PBS are Viking Cruises, Raymond James, and The MASTERPIECE Trust.
MASTERPIECE Studio is your backstage pass to the PBS series—from Sherlock to Poldark. After the show, turn off the TV and tune in to MASTERPIECE Studio for the scoop with host Jace Lacob. Listen for exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of your favorite shows. Get the history lowdown behind the people and places you see on screen, and hear revealing stories from the set. MASTERPIECE Studio is made possible by Viking Cruises and Raymond James. Sponsors for MASTERPIECE on PBS are Viking Cruises, Raymond James, and The MASTERPIECE Trust.
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Sanjeev Bhaskar and Chris Lang Reflect on Unforgotten Season 5
Chris Lang Explores the Depths of Grief in Unforgotten Season Five
World on Fire | A Recap of Season 1
Unforgotten Co-Star Sinéad Kennan Has Big Boots to Fill
Unforgotten Star Sanjeev Bhaskar Previews The Changes To Come For Sunny Khan
Encore: Angela Lansbury Is A Woman Of Her Time In ‘Little Women’
Shaun Evans Says Goodbye To Endeavour
A Live Conversation with Shaun Evans on Endeavour
Endeavour: The Story So Far, a Recap of Seasons 1-8
Solly McLeod Makes His MASTERPIECE Debut With Tom Jones
Pearl Mackie Appreciates Honour’s Frankness and Empathy
Sophie Wilde Has Always Loved Period Dramas
Screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes Delivers Joy With Her Tom Jones
Rose Williams And Crystal Clarke Give A Fond Farewell To Sanditon
Kate Ashfield’s Mary Parker Finds Her Voice By Standing Up For What Is Right
Crystal Clarke Explores Trust, Identity, And Love Through Georgiana Lambe
Sanditon star Rose Williams joins us as we kick off the third and final season of Sanditon
Series leads Nicholas Ralph and Rachel Shenton return to the podcast for a look back at the third season of 'All Creatures Great and Small.'
As the titular Duke in 'Miss Scarlet and The Duke,' Stuart Martin wishes his William Wellington won out his cases a touch more.
Viewers know so very little about the backstory of Mrs. Hall — until the stunning fifth episode of this third season of 'All Creatures.'
Cathy Belton's Ivy Woods is Eliza Scarlet's best friend, surrogate mother — and, of course, her housekeeper. Belton explains how she does it.
Rachael New is series creator, executive producer and head writer of 'Miss Scarlet and the Duke' — and now, she's a director, too!
The titular creatures from 'All Creatures Great and Small' must come from somewhere — and Jill Clark of 1st Choice Animals helps find them.
Nicholas Ralph's James Herriot begins this third season with plenty of joy — and so does the actor himself in a new interview.
'Magpie Murders' comes to a surprising, satisfying close — and the series' lead and creator return to the podcast to unpack the story.
The wistful detective at the heart of 'Magpie Murders' has a wry secret underneath his hat — he knows he's not real.
Victorian London's only female detective comes to the MASTERPIECE Studio podcast — or at least, actor Kate Phillips does.
'Miss Scarlet and the Duke' creator Rachael New mixes period drama and modern banter in a winning format — and she explains how and why.
The remarkable Lesley Manville makes a stop on the MASTERPIECE Studio podcast to discuss her roles behind and in front of the camera.
How do you adapt a novel about a novel-writer into a television series? If anyone can handle the challenge, it's Anthony Horowitz.
As another surprising season of 'Grantchester' comes to a close, creator Daisy Coulam and lead Tom Brittney look ahead to season eight.
The gruff Mrs. C is dealt a difficult hand this season of 'Grantchester' — but Tessa Peake-Jones is grateful for the challenge.
'Grantchester' casting director Alex Irwin assembles a motley crew of maybe-murderers every episode of the series.
You already know Tom Brittney as the dashing lead of 'Grantchester' — but now, he's also a series director, too!
The head writer of 'Grantchester' sees brighter skies ahead for her wayward vicar and his troubled detective of a best friend.
The writer, executive producer and sometimes-actor Sarah Solemani adapted Jo Bloom's novel, 'Ridley Road,' for television.
If that wasn't the ending for Charlotte that you were expecting, don't worry — Rose Williams sees bright things ahead for her character.
Crystal Clarke's West Indian heiress Miss Georgiana Lambe comes back in style this season — and so does the actor, on our podcast.
'Sanditon' newcomer Rosie Graham brings a freshness to the seaside romantic drama — and she does the same on our podcast.
Charlotte Spencer had a busy holiday from Sanditon — Ted Lasso, Cinderella, and more — but she's glad to be back by the sea.
MASTERPIECE fans know Turlough Convery from Les Miserables and Poldark — but Sanditon's Arthur Parker is a rare kind of a character.
Head writer and executive producer Justin Young is just as thrilled to be back on the Sanditon shores as all of you.
At the end of another heartwarming season of All Creatures Great and Small, series star Nicholas Ralph remains comfortable and confident.
Just like Helen Alderson, Rachel Shenton knows you have to choose to live the life that you want — and we're all the better for it.
The Fraternal Farnons are fraught. Samuel West and Callum Woodhouse? Not quite so much. The actors join the podcast together for a cheery chat.
After the loss of Dame Diana Rigg, it's reassuring to hear from the delightful new Mrs. Pumphrey, Patricia Hodge.
Dorothy Atkinson grew up watching 'All Creatures Great and Small' — and now, she's a Darrowby denizen herself in the new adaptation.
James Herriot's 'All Creatures Great and Small' is calming and gentle, and so is series head writer Ben Vanstone's treatment of the same.
Around the World in 80 Days actor David Tennant (Doctor Who) previews the charm and adventure of an epic journey around the world.
As a new season of "Sanditon" comes closer, we get to know a few of the new male characters soon to populate Austen's English shores.
Rose Williams — our Charlotte Heywood — looks ahead to the second and third seasons of the series in a new conversation.
Our long collective wait is finally over — "Sanditon" is coming back, and we found out how, why and what to expect in the new season!
Tom Brittney and Daisy Coulam offer new previews of the upcoming seventh season of "Grantchester," coming to MASTERPIECE next year.
In war and in peace, what veterans have done in America’s name is woven into the fabric of the American story.
Melissa Johns' Miss Scott is a sharp, competent addition to the Grantchester police force — but she's got plenty of secrets of her own.
Fiona Shaw is no stranger to MASTERPIECE — but as she makes her debut here on the MASTERPIECE Studio podcast, she absolutely nails it.
Al Weaver draws a lot from his character, Leonard Finch — and he explains what he's learned by playing him.
"Grantchester" executive producer Emma Kingsman-Lloyd is a huge part of why cast and crew alike call the detective series their 'happy place.'
You definitely might not like Max — but it's virtually impossible to dislike Mark Bonnar, the charming actor who plays him.
As the lovable oaf, Jake, Jamie Sives is both warm and worrying. The Scots actor explores the role in a new podcast interview.
After a tough fourth season, "Unforgotten" creator and head writer Chris Lang looks beyond to a fifth season.
As co-star and co-producer of the miniseries, "Us," Tom Hollander knows more than most about playing a difficult lead character.
As Connie Petersen, Saskia Reeves is a wry and wonderful foil to all those around in David Nicholls' charming adaptation of his novel, 'Us.'
"Atlantic Crossing" creator Alexander Eik and series leads Sofia Helin and Kyle MacLachlan bid farewell to FDR and Crown Princess Martha.
In a role as iconic as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, it's up to an actor like Kyle MacLachlan to make the role his own.
Swedish actor Sofia Helin knew very little about the story of her character, Norway's Crown Princess Martha, before signing on to the role.
As his new WWII miniseries kicks off, series co-writer and director Alexander Eik joins the podcast for a behind-the-scenes sneak peek.
In 2011, MASTERPIECE became the hottest thing on TV, due to a certain elegant English home. We look back, and beyond, in this final episode.
After 25 years on air, Masterpiece Theatre's road gets rocky. In this episode, we follow the series through its troubled midlife crisis.
For 50 years, MASTERPIECE has been the home of the best of British drama on American TV. In this episode, we find out how it all started.
Series star and breakout hit Nicholas Ralph returns to the podcast for one final look back at the charming first season of "All Creatures."
All Creatures Great and Small star Rachel Shenton says farewell to season one of the series — and shares her own hopes for season two!
'The Long Song' star Tamara Lawrance looks behind the scenes and beyond the ending of her truly remarkable character, Miss July.
Victorian London's only female detective comes to the MASTERPIECE Studio podcast — or at least, actor Kate Phillips does.
Anna Madeley's Mrs. Hall is the stern keeper of the keys at Skeldale House — and the veteran actor brings her charming light to the series.
In an elegant coincidence, one of Dame Diana Rigg's final film appearances is on MASTERPIECE's "All Creatures Great and Small."
There really was a Siegfried Farnon — and he really was a little quirky. Samuel West shares how he found his own Farnon.
Already a MASTERPIECE fan-favorite for his earlier role on The Durrells in Corfu, Callum Woodhouse returns to our screens — and our podcast!
Nicholas Ralph is new to MASTERPIECE and to the screen in his role as James Herriot, the lead in the beloved All Creatures Great and Small.
MASTERPIECE turns 50 on January 10, 2021 — and Making MASTERPIECE will give you the full story.
The distinctive Glenda Jackson returns to MASTERPIECE after a 50 year absence, and she makes a visit to the podcast while she's here.
An exclusive preview of MASTERPIECE's upcoming 50th Anniversary Season, featuring executive producer Susanne Simpson.
Modern politics might not leave the best taste in your mouth — but that's how SIr David Hare wanted his Roadkill to end.
Peter Laurence's special adviser, Duncan Knock, is as oily as they come. Iain de Caestecker will let you decide if he's worth your trust.
Sir David Hare insists his twisty political thriller, "Roadkill," isn't about any specific member of Parliament...
When crafting the plot for her intricate family drama, writer Sarah Williams never meant for the family neighbor to be so insistent.
Russell Tovey knows his character, Jake, is a bit of a pill. But that doesn't mean he didn't have fun playing the part.
Flesh and Blood star Lydia Leonard knows the truth of her series' central mystery — but never fear: she wouldn't dare give it away here.
Claudie Blakley leads the trio of angry children in Flesh and Blood — but could anger really extend to murder?
A special preview episode of a new podcast from our friends at GBH and PRX!
A special preview episode of a new podcast from our friends at NOVA!
Three of the minds behind the charming Mystery! series "Grantchester" reunite to discuss themes, characters — and series future!
The two leads of Grantchester unite to bid farewell to the fifth season — and look ahead to the series' upcoming sixth season.
Series creator and head writer Daisy Coulam gives a behind-the-scenes interview about Grantchester's stunner of a fifth season.
Hard-hitting journalist Ellie Harding is a different kind of romantic lead for Grantchester — and Lauren Carse brings her to life.
A guest director behind the Grantchester camera, Christiana Ebohon-Green lends her cinematic flair to an episode with jazzy classic film overtones.
For any longtime Grantchester viewer, no on-screen relationship is more cherished than the slow burn between Leonard and Daniel. Ollie Dimsdale agrees.
As the fifth season of Grantchester begins, series star Tom Brittney is firmly in control of the story — and, in a change, his motorcycle.
Actor Zofia Wichłacz and series creator Peter Bowker reunite for a special World On Fire finale podcast, including previews of season two.
For our American audiences, characters like Brian J. Smith's Webster O'Connor are a welcome sight amidst the sweeping international cast of World On Fire.
Lois Bennett is a strong, fiercely independent young jazz singer and factory girl — much like actor Julia Brown's own grandmother during WWII.
The World War II of Peter Bowker's sweeping new series is intimate, close and unexpected, which is exactly what the creator intended.
American viewers might not know much about life in Poland during World War II. Still, young Polish actor Zofia Wichłacz learned from her character, too.
The legendary British war correspondent, Clare Hollingworth, might recognize some of her own story in that of World On Fire's Nancy Campbell.
Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha brings the story of her thrilling new series, "Beecham House" to MASTERPIECE viewers — and listeners — in a new podcast.
Anne Reid doesn't like her stubborn Lady Denham character very much — but the actor herself is a delightful conversation partner.
Screenwriter Andrew Davies has adapted plenty of Jane Austen's books for the small screen, but his latest, "Sanditon," is ever so modern in its execution.
The Sanditon cast heads out to London in a rather surprising episode — and the series' leads come along with us in a new episode of the podcast.
The blunt Esther Denham has few admirers in Sanditon — but actor Charlotte Spencer can win almost anyone over in a new interview.
In a special bonus episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, Sanditon stars Rose Williams and Crystal Clarke reunite to answer a few viewer questions!
Crystal Clarke is far from the first major character of color in a MASTERPIECE of production — but she definitely won't be the last, either.
MASTERPIECE fans already know Theo James from his memorable role in the first season of Downton Abbey — and he's back for more in Sanditon.
"Sanditon" star Rose Williams plays a Jane Austen heroine unlike any before her, and her Charlotte Heywood is a character to keep an eye on.
After five swashbuckling seasons, we've finally reached the end of Poldark. Series creator Debbie Horsfield bids Cornwall goodbye, one final time.
Like her fictional husband, Ned Despard, Kerri McLean's Kitty is a true-to-life character from British history. It's a responsbility she tackled with skill.
Goodbye Leslie! Goodbye Margo! Goodbye Gerry! Goodbye Corfu! Milo Parker, Daisy Waterstone and Callum Woodhouse say goodbye to the Durrells.
Drake Carne has made his fair share of mistakes on this series. Actor Harry Richardson has always thought of his character as Cornwall's labrador puppy.
Beatie Edney has played Poldark family maid Prudie Paynter for all five seasons of the series, but in this season, she finally reigns as Queen of Nampara.
Nobody seems to like Sir George Warleggan very much, but actor Jack Farthing found a complicated humanity for his character this season.
Heida Reed's Elizabeth Warleggan left the mortal coil at the end of Polark's fourth season. But Reed didn't quite make it all the way off set.
The creator and executive producer of The Durrells in Corfu gives a tantalizing preview of the fourth and final season of his happy little series.
Poldark creator and head writer Debbie Horsfield was forced to fill in a 11-year plot gap for this final season of her series. She explains how, here.
Hear the first episode of our new podcast, Mining Poldark!
Grantchester star Al Weaver and his drama school mentor, Tessa Peake-Jones are lucky — they work together on a popular mystery drama!
For years, Geordie Keating's wife, Cathy, has been busy behind the scenes and at home. In the latest season, Cathy grows into a more public role.
The dashing new Grantchester vicar is more than just a pretty face. Actor Tom Brittney assures viewers: his Will Davenport has secrets in store this season.
Robson Green's Geordie Keating remains on the beat in Grantchester this season — and he has the tears and on-set laughs to prove it.
After two years away, the crime-fighting vicar of Grantchester is back on our screens — only to leave his village and his country in pursuit of love.
Endeavour star Shaun Evans slips behind the camera this season — and into the MASTERPIECE Studio chair.
The trailer for the new MASTERPIECE podcast, Mining Poldark!
After six thrilling episoes, the writer and leads of MASTERPIECE's "Les Misérables" reflect on what it meant ot bring the series to a touching close.
Spoiler alert: If you haven't seen the third season finale of Unforgotten, don't listen to this podcast.
Writer Andrew Davies has spent his career bringing classic literary works to the screen. With Les Misérsables, he continues a remarkable trend.
As Lily Collins’ role as Les Miséables’ Fantine comes to an expectedly tragic end, the actor explains how and where she found joy in her performance.
Inspector Javert never forgives. So can actor David Oyelowo? The actor offers a layered protrayal of villiany in this stunning new adaptation.
After years of playing philanderers on screen, actor Dominic West cherished the opportunity to play the legendarily reformed thief, Jean Valjean.
The real story behind "Mrs. Wilson" is almost too strange to be true — which helped writer Anna Symon blur the lines between film genres.
For 'Unforgotten' creator and head writer Chris Lang, the small details are what matters when plotting an unforgivable crime.
Actor Ruth Wilson used the unexpected candor in her grandmother's memoir to give her portrayal of her family's backstory a deeper and more nuanced meaning.
After a thrilling third season, Victoria star Jenna Coleman unpacks the highs and lows of her young reigning royal and her growing family.
Princess Feodora is the royal half-sister everybody loves to hate on Victoria. But not for actor Kate Fleetwood.
Actor Alex Jennings has played at least four different monarchs in his remarkable career, but his role as the sneaky King Leopold on Victoria is big fun.
MASTERPIECE viewers already know Laurence Fox — and his role as Lord Palmerston is a delicious return to form.
Nell Hudson uses her character, Nancy Skerrett as a source of personal inspiration in her regular life.
Anna Wilson-Jones' Lady Emma Portman knows all of Queen Victoria's secrets, and the actress shares some on-set secrets of her own in a new interview.
Ferdinand Kingsley plays the real-life Charles Elmé Francatelli as a bit of a rogue. But the actor himself is a true charmer.
Daisy Goodwin is well aware of the historical realities of Queen Victoria's reign. But it's in the imagined day-to-day that her series thrives.
After the drama and sorrow of Poldark's fourth season, some hopeful hints about the story still to come from head writer Debbie Horsfield.
Elizabeth Warleggan is a complicated character on Poldark, but actor Heida Reed has always thought of her as a fundamentally good person.
The charming Spiros is based on a real-life friend of the Durrell family, but Alexis Georgoulis is even more charming in real life.
The MASTERPIECE Mystery! title sequence has long been a spooky highlight of the crime drama series. Artist and illustrator Edward Gorey was anything but.
In lemon silks and too-tight breeches, the Reverend Osborne Whitworth is the gaudiest member of Poldark’s cast. Actor Christian Brassington? Less so.
Pip Torrens' Uncle Cary may be the devil on George Warleggan's shoulder, but he's also a utterly charming interview subject.
Poldark's Josh Whitehouse plays his Lt. Hugh Armitage with an eye on the opportunity for capital 'R' Romance.
Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield reveals why Aidan Turner was always the only actor she would cast as Ross, and hints at the season still to come.
In celebration of the 100th episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, we share some of our favorite moments.
In an exclusive interview with MASTERPIECE Studio, 'Grantchester' creator Daisy Coulam reveals what to expect of her next parish priest.
Actor Julian Morris reveals why he's drawn to complicated characters, and how Tom Cruise taught him American English.
Lately, actor Emily Watson has found herself wondering 'What would Marmee do?' as she parents her children. She explains in a frank and funny conversation.
Two of the four March sisters talk love, family and salted butter in a charming "Little Women" recap conversation.
After a stunning second season finale, 'Unforgotten' actors Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar look back at a surprising conclusion to yet another cold case.
'Little Women' leads Maya Hawke and Jonah Hauer-King discuss Jo, Laurie and the whole March family in a joyful joint interview.
Dame Angela Lansbury takes us through her prodigious career, including her upcoming appearance in 'Little Women.'
Heidi Thomas, the writer behind MASTERPIECE's upcoming adaptation of 'Little Women, unpacks the challenge of creating new work out of a classic novel.
'Unforgotten' star Sanjeev Bhaskar talks backpacks, murder and Paddington Bear in a wide-ranging interview to kick off the second season on MASTERPIECE.
Benedict Cumberbatch talks literature, loss and the subtle beauties of the everyday in an exclusive interview with MASTERPIECE.
Nicola Walker leads the crime-fighting duo on the new MASTERPIECE Mystery! drama, Unforgotten. But the series’ complicated cold-case investigations surprise even her as they unfold week after week.
In her role as bereaved mother Julie in The Child In Time, actor Kelly Macdonald admits a certain distance from the emotional tension of the part.
Call the Midwife's screenwriter Heidi Thomas anticipates the seventh season of her wildly-popular midwifery drama on PBS.
At the end of another season of Victoria, we couldn't help but dip back in to our collection of conversations with the cast and creative talent.
The Christmas finale of Victoria's second season is as joyful to watch as it was to film.
Actor Jordan Waller, who plays Lord Alfred Paget, gives us a taste of his second season brush with romance, and previews what is yet to come in the finale.
Tom Hughes and Jenna Coleman — and series creator Daisy Goodwin — reflect on a magical Victoria visit to the Scottish Highlands.
Ernest, the charming royal rouge of Victoria, is the happy-go-lucky courtier that actor David Oakes wishes more people worried about.
Prince Albert was a strictly logical ruler — which makes Tom Hughes' search for emotional depths all the more challenging.
Rufus Sewell has relished the opportunity to play Lord Melbourne in the last two seasons of Victoria. Now, he bids farewell.
Daisy Goodwin may be the creator and head writer of Victoria, but she can’t help but sound like an fan when she talks about the resurgent popularity of her Lord Melbourne.
Victoria actor Jenna Coleman warns us — this is just the rocky beginning of a particularly dramatic new season.
In a special bonus episode, actor Keeley Hawes looks ahead to the upcoming third season of 'The Durrells in Corfu.'
Demelza Poldark ends her third season of Poldark with a stunning act of defiance.
Actor Daniel Lapaine has made a career playing rakishly charming characters — He’s ‘a Smiling Devil,’ as one director told him.
Caroline Blakiston’s Aunt Agatha Poldark has been a secret triumph throughout these three seasons of Poldark, lurking by the Trenwith fire while reading her tarot cards and peering into the Cornish future.
After just missing her chance at true romantic happiness this week, the young Morwenna Chenoweth seems to be trapped in a loveless, lifeless marriage. But Ellise Chappell, the young Poldark actor who plays Morwenna, isn’t worried.
As a child, Keeley Hawes adored reading about the Durrell family’s fantastic Greek adventures on the island of Corfu. Years later, she finds herself as the fictional head of the Durrell clan,
Poldark’s Caroline Penvenen, the beautiful heiress with a generous heart, has secrets in store in the upcoming third season of the series. Actor Gabriella Wilde offers hints of the stories yet to come for
With the upcoming 2018 adaptation of Little Women on MASTERPIECE rapidly approaching, we wanted to look back 149 years to the original 1868 publication of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel of the same name. More specifically, we wanted to hear from our li
A string of mysterious and seemingly unconnected Oxford murders greets Detective Constable Morse Endeavour in a brand new season of Endeavour. Lead series writer Russell Lewis wakes up every day wondering
Another season of Grantchester is done and dusted, and lead writer Daisy Coulam has a few thoughts about the emotional journey she took us all on these past seven weeks. She talks love, duty, personal
Iconic British actor Tessa Peake-Jones describes herself as a rather happy woman, but her Mrs. Maguire on Grantchester is anything but. She explains how she found her character, how she “listen acts”
Actor Al Weaver, who plays church curate Leonard Finch in Grantchester, began his time on the series with a rather unfortunate mustache. He tells us about his character’s journey from mustache to near
The Prime Suspect: Tennison season is over, but Jane Tennison’s journey to Detective Chief Inspector is just beginning. Actor Stefanie Martini reflects on the explosive season finale, the
Actor Sam Reid plays the grizzled Detective Inspector Len Bradfield, an early mentor for a young Jane Tennison in the new prequel series, Prime Suspect: Tennison. Bradfield is a role all it
The original Prime Suspect brought powerhouse Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison to our screens for seven seasons. But Tennison didn’t start at the top. Actor Stefanie Martini -- who p
Warning: This show contains Grantchester spoilers.
The comic and dramatic collide in full force in the picture book village of Grantchester, perhaps in this upcoming third season more than ever. Most of that mood comes from lead writer Daisy Coulam, who
Fans of “Downton Abbey’s” Anna Bates were likely spooked by Joanne Froggatt’s character in “Dark Angel”: the manipulative real-life serial killer Mary Ann Cotton. In this episode, MASTERPIECE Studio diss
In 2012, playwright Mike Bartlett had a revolutionary idea: a Shakespearean drama about a king who had not yet ruled, King Charles III. But the road from first draft to Tony nomination was anythi
Warning: This show contains “King Charles III” spoilers.
Mike Bartlett’s Tony-nominated play “King Charles III” imagines the contentious ascension of Prince Charles to the throne. The new monarch’s refusal to play by the rules turns nearly everyone again
Warning: This show contains "To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters" spoilers.
Emily Brontë—of “Wuthering Heights” and Brontë family fame—looms large over English literature and high school lectures alike, yet so little about her is actually known. How di
Warning: This show contains "Victoria" Season 1 finale spoilers.
In the aftermath of a season finale that tested the relationship between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, we’re talking to “Victoria” stars Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes about what it is li
What does it take to write a television series? In Daisy Goodwin’s case, it took a fight, 30 years of research experience, and a lot of heart. This is the story of how Daisy Goodwin cam
Although many people have been rooting for Lord Melbourne and Victoria to end up together, history decided a different fate for the pair. Rufus Sewell, the actor who plays Lord M, joins
Though MASTERPIECE's new period drama, "Victoria," is based on actual, 19th century history, it can be hard to distinguish fact from fiction. Did Victoria and Lord Melbourne actually hav
John Watson and Sherlock Holmes have been through some rough patches before, but never one quite like this. In the wake of an episode that tests both their relationship, and their sanit
“Sherlock’s” Amanda Abbington weighs in on the premiere, and on playing the divisive Mary Watson.
"Sherlock’s" Molly Hooper has gone from being somewhat of a joke to a fan favorite. She has gotten to slap and kiss Sherlock Holmes; we’ve even seen her portrayed as a mustachioed, Victorian doctor in “The Abominable Bride.” So, how will Molly Hooper surp
Even though actor Aidan Turner understands Ross Poldark's motivations more than most, he can admit that Ross was "a mess" this season. In this episode, Aidan Turner joins us to reflect on R
Actor Heida Reed is nothing like the character she plays on MASTERPIECE. In fact, she describes herself as, "actually the opposite;" she's impulsive and she "doesn't have a filter." So w
Eleanor Tomlinson -- who plays Demelza Poldark -- comments on recent events as shocking as a slap in the face.
Dr. Dwight Enys knows how to extract fish bones from throats, cure scurvy, and fix locked knees, but for all of his knowledge about the human body, he really struggles when it comes to m
Francis Poldark might be the unluckiest character to appear on MASTERPIECE since Lady Edith Crawley, but whereas Downton's Lady Edith got a happy ending, Francis Poldark did not.In thi
With all of George Warleggan's antics this season and last, it's hard to see him as anything other than Cornwall's resident villain...or is it? In this episode, actor Jack Farthing gives
In the wake of "Poldark's" tense, Season 2 premiere, Eleanor Tomlinson sits down with us to talk about playing the fiery Demelza Poldark and Demelza and Ross's future together: t
Season 2 of "Poldark" is just around the corner! So what's in store for Ross, Demelza, and the rest of the Cornwall crew? On this episode, Aidan Turner looks back on Season 1 -- including Ross's shirtless scything scene -- and shares a few Season 2 secret
Warning: This show contains “Churchill's Secret” spoilers.
Actors Sir Michael Gambon and Romola Garai -- who play Winston Churchill and Millie Appleyard in the film "Churchill's Secret" -- have a relationship as lighthearted on-screen as they do off.
He
Warning: This show contains “Inspector Lewis” finale spoilers.
Though this is not the first time that we've said "goodbye" to Inspector Robbie Lewis, actor Kevin Whately insists that, this time, the beloved character is leaving the screen for good.
But
Clare Holman's 20-year run as pathologist Dr. Laura Hobson is coming to a close. But before it does, Clare joins us to reminisce about her time on "Morse" and "Inspector Lewis" and to tease the explosive series finale.
Warning: This show contains “Endeavour” Season 3, finale spoilers.
Roger Allam returns to the podcast to take us behind the scenes of the wild "Endeavour" season finale -- from the bullet-spitting scene to Thursday and Matthew's standoff.
Warning: This show contains “Endeavour” Season 3, finale spoilers.
Although young D.C. Morse is not the first version of the iconic detective to grace the screen, in the aftermath of one of the most intense episodes of "Endeavour" to date, it's clear tha
Warning: This show contains “Endeavour” Season 3, Episode 3 spoilers.
These days, Anton Lesser is most recognized for playing two very different characters: "Endeavour's" Chief Superintendent Bright and "Game of Thrones's" Qyburn. Now, in the aftermath o
Warning: This show contains “Endeavour” Season 3, Episode 2 spoilers.
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Tom Brittney Says Farewell, Grantchester Season 9 | MASTERPIECE Studio
June 24, 202435min 37sec
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Grantchester Season 9.
Tom Brittney has been a multi-hyphenate on Grantchester: lead actor, director, and executive producer. For the past five seasons, we’ve watched his character, Will Davenport, transform from rash youth to family man. This week, Tom joins us for a final time to reflect on what playing Will Davenport has taught him about himself and to tie up Will's character arc as he bids farewell to Grantchester.