Masterpiece theater

The Ladies' Paradise, Emil Zola

The ‘Masterpiece’ productions that truly deserve the title include Austen, Brontë, Conan Doyle, and Dickens adaptations.

Kyle MacLachlan and Sofia Helin star in a drama based on the World War II friendship of Franklin Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha. #AtlanticCrossingPBS

Little Women (Masterpiece Theater Anime)

Helen gave birth to a baby boy in the Christmas special

I’m sure by now you’ve probably watched the season ending of season 3 of Downton Abbey, and now you are wondering what you should do with your Sunday evenings! Growing up, our family did not have cable tv, so I watched a lot of PBS and a lot of Masterpiece Theater. I especially...

DVD: It is late in the Victorian era, and two branches of an upper-crust family--the "good" Forsytes, headed by well-meaning Old Jolyon, and the "bad" Forsytes, headed by crusty barrister James--are at odds, eternally squabbling. The 'saga' focuses on the younger generations - Young Jolyon, Soames, Winifred, June - and their struggles with emotional repression, the rejection of Victorian mores, and the sea changes taking place as a less repressive society emerged.

List of PBS MASTERPIECE Classic period television miniseries included with Amazon Prime Video. BBC Costume British period dramas streaming to watch free online.

Need a new mystery to start watching now? MASTERPIECE has murder and mayhem all queued up and ready to stream with PBS Passport!