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[10/15/20 - 11:36 AM]
"Masterpiece" Marks 50th Year: 2021 Schedule News
Anticipated titles include "Baptiste," Season 2, "Grantchester," Season 6, "Van der Valk," Season 2, and "Unforgotten," Season 4.

[via press release from PBS]

MASTERPIECE Marks 50th Year: 2021 Schedule News

The longest-running primetime drama series on TV celebrates with new shows starring Glenda Jackson, Diana Rigg, Kristin Scott Thomas, Martin Freeman, Tamara Lawrance, Hayley Atwell, Samuel West, Tom Hollander, Kate Phillips, and Kyle MacLachlan

[Boston, MA; October 15, 2020] January 10, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of MASTERPIECE, the iconic PBS drama series that sparked America's infatuation with British television. While celebrating five decades of award- winning television, MASTERPIECE unveils its slate of the next unforgettable dramas that viewers won't want to miss. (Want to stay on top of all the latest show news from MASTERPIECE? Subscribe to our free email newsletter!)

Leading off the anniversary season on January 3 is Glenda Jackson's BAFTA-winning performance in Elizabeth Is Missing, followed on January 10 by a heartwarming new adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small based on James Herriot's best-selling books.

"Fifty years in, MASTERPIECE remains the true home for acting royalty," said MASTERPIECE Executive Producer Susanne Simpson. "Whether it's elegant costume dramas, addictive mysteries, or edgy contemporary programs that appeal to an audience of streamers, we have stunning new shows for our anniversary year." MASTERPIECE is produced for PBS by GBH Boston.

Renowned for consistently high-quality productions, MASTERPIECE has amassed an impressive 83 Primetime Emmys(R), 18 Peabody Awards, 7 Golden Globes(R), and 2 Academy Award(R) nominations. Mega hits such as Upstairs Downstairs, Sherlock and Downton Abbey found pop culture status. MASTERPIECE also sought out ground-breaking shows such as Prime Suspect and the original House of Cards. But it's the literary classics such as Bleak House, Wolf Hall and The Forsyte Saga, as well as detective- led mysteries like Foyle's War, Inspector Morse, and Grantchester that have consistently drawn an audience of millions each week to the series.

Viewers have been treated to the world's greatest acting talent, including many British actors who later became international stars, such as Glenda Jackson, Kenneth Branagh, Keira Knightley, Daniel Radcliffe, Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Rufus Sewell, and Michelle Dockery, among others.

Simpson notes, "We know what our audience expects from MASTERPIECE: A-list talent, brilliant storytelling, and spectacular settings. We're excited that our anniversary slate of programming delivers all of that."

MASTERPIECE 50th SEASON 2021 SCHEDULE

WINTER 2021

Elizabeth Is Missing (January 3, 2021, 9/8c)

Glenda Jackson (A Touch of Class) won a coveted BAFTA award for her role as a woman in the grip of dementia, searching for her missing friend. The Guardian (London) described her performance as "compelling, unsentimental and altogether magnificent."

All Creatures Great and Small (January 10, 2021, 9/8c)

This seven-part adaptation of James Herriot's beloved books about a rural veterinarian drew record-breaking UK audiences, as well as praise such as this from The Times (London): "A charming antidote to all the doom and gloom." In addition to the esteemed ensemble cast led by newcomer Nicholas Ralph and Samuel West, the series features Dame Diana Rigg in one of her last appearances.

Miss Scarlet & The Duke (January 17, 2021, 8/7c)

Kate Phillips (Peaky Blinders) stars in a six-part mystery as the headstrong, first-ever female detective in Victorian London. Stuart Martin (Jamestown) plays her childhood friend, professional colleague, and potential love interest, Scotland Yard Detective Inspector William Wellington, a.k.a., The Duke.

The Long Song (January 31, 2021, 10/9c)

This three-part miniseries based on Andrea Levy's award-winning novel about the end of slavery in Jamaica follows July (Tamara Lawrance, King Charles III), an indomitable, young slave who works on a sugarcane plantation with her detestable mistress, Caroline Mortimer (Hayley Atwell, The Avengers). Their lives change with the arrival of the charming new overseer, Robert Goodwin (Jack Lowden, Dunkirk) who sets out to improve the plantation for both the slaves and the mistress. "A beautiful, moving, horrifying adaptation of Levy's unsimple tale." - The Guardian (London)

SPRING 2021

Atlantic Crossing

A princess steals the heart of the president of the United States in an epic drama based on the World War II relationship of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha. Two-time Emmy(R) nominee Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) stars as Roosevelt, opposite Swedish actress Sofia Helin (The Bridge) as the beautiful, politically astute Martha, who flees the Nazis with her three young children and lives under Roosevelt's increasingly doting protection. The eight-part series ranges back and forth across the Atlantic as diplomacy, romance, and jealousy embroil Norwegians and Americans alike.

Talking Heads

An ensemble of great British actors perform Alan Bennett's classic dramatic monologues. Each story depicts a single ordinary character in a homey setting, whose life has been disrupted by banal, scandalous, criminal, and even miraculous events. "A masterclass in writing and acting ... perilously close to magic." - The Guardian (London)

Talking Heads: The Hand of God

Kristin Scott Thomas (Fleabag) plays Celia, an antique shop owner who takes pride in keeping her marginal business afloat. Then she lucks into a sale and lands on the evening news.

Talking Heads: A Chip in the Sugar

Martin Freeman (Sherlock) is Graham, a mild-mannered bachelor living with his widowed mother. One day they run into mom's old flame, who rekindles a fire that Graham struggles mightily to put out.

SUMMER 2021

Us

In a drama tinged with humor and heartbreak, Tom Hollander (Baptiste, The Night Manager) and Saskia Reeves (Luther) play a couple who embark on a long-planned grand tour of Europe, despite the wife's wrenching proclamation that she wants to leave the marriage. The four-part series is based on a novel by best-selling author David Nicholls. The Daily Telegraph (UK) called it a "brilliantly witty and heartfelt drama about a family on the edge."

FALL 2021

The 50th season closes out with the return of some of MASTERPIECE's most popular mysteries. Anticipated titles include Baptiste, Season 2, Grantchester, Season 6, Van der Valk, Season 2, and Unforgotten, Season 4.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/masterpiece-marks-50th-year-2021-schedule-news/





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· ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL (PBS)
· ATLANTIC CROSSING (PBS)
· BAPTISTE (PBS)
· ELIZABETH IS MISSING (PBS)
· GRANTCHESTER (PBS)
· LONG SONG, THE (PBS)
· MISS SCARLET & THE DUKE (PBS)
· TALKING HEADS (PBS)
· UNFORGOTTEN (PBS)
· US (PBS)
· VAN DER VALK (PBS)





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