Secrets, Seductions from the Cliffs of Cornwall to the Shores of Corfu and Streets of Paris: A New Masterpiece Schedule for Fall 2017
1. New Victoria Season 2 Preview!
Watch a new preview for Victoria Season 2 on PBS January 14th, 2018. As monarchy, marriage, and motherhood propel Season 2 forward, Victoria (Jenna Coleman) and Albert (Tom Hughes) will continue their epic romance in a saga that unfolds over vital moments in history.
2. The Chaperone Casting Joining McGovern are Geza Rohrig (Son of Saul), Blythe Danner (Gypsy, Madoff), Campbell Scott (House of Cards, Damages), Victoria Hill (December Boys, First Reformed) and Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings, Homeland). Find yet another Downton Abbey connection to The Chaperone, get more details about the film, and learn who got the whole project off the ground.
3. Little Women… and Also These Men
There is an exciting roster of actresses in Little Women (Angela Lansbury as Aunt March, Emily Watson as Marmee, and Maya Hawke, Willa Fitzgerald, Annes Elwy, and Kathryn Newton as the iconic March sisters).
But the list of Little Women'‘s men is now complete, too, with three actors joining Michael Gambon (Mr. Laurence) and Jonah Hauer-King (Laurie): Julian Morris (Pretty Little Liars, Man in an Orange Shirt) is Laurie's earnest tutor, John Brooke; Mark Stanley (Broken, Dickensian) takes the role of Professor Bhaer; and Dylan Baker (The Good Wife, The Americans) joins as Mr. March, army chaplain and father to the March girls.
Explore Masterpiece's adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic novel, learn who is adapting the book for the screen (Hint: Call the Midwife), and see portraits of the women — and yes, the men — who are bringing your favorite characters to life!
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4. Meet the Man in an Orange Shirt
In what The Guardian calls "a heartbreaking tale of happiness denied," Oscar-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave stars in best-selling British novelist Patrick Gale's tale of two love stories, 60 years apart, linked by a family and painting with a secret that reverberates across the generations.
Met with rave reviews upon its airing in the UK, Man in an Orange Shirt also features Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Mr. Selfridge, Lark Rise to Candleford), James McArdle (Worricker), Joanna Vanderham (The Paradise), Laura Carmichael (Downton Abbey), Julian Morris (Little Women, Pretty Little Liars).
Man in an Orange Shirt will air on Masterpiece on PBS in June, 2018, as part of Gay Pride Month.
5. Get Ready for Fall
Summer is ending, but with the new fall Masterpiece schedule, you’ll be wishing for shorter days and longer, tv-filled nights, as October and November promise secrets, seductions, and even a little slapstick, from the cliffs of Cornwall to the shores of Corfu via the avenues of Paris!
Poldark Season 3 swashbuckles back onto our screens with more romance, dark secrets, derring-do, and plenty of new characters, including Demelza’s two hunky brothers, Elizabeth’s beautiful and innocent cousin, Morwenna, a newborn of dubious parentage, and more! Don’t miss the Season 3 premiere of Poldark on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 9/8c!
On Sunday October 8, 2017 at 10/9c, The Collection premieres, immersing viewers in the post-WWII haute-couture world of a Parisian fashion house and the two brothers who clash as romances and rivalries pit family against family and the past against the future. The cast features Richard Coyle (Coupling), Frances de la Tour (Vicious), Michael Kitchen (Foyle’s War), Tom Riley (Da Vinci’s Demons), Sarah Parish (Broadchurch), and Mamie Gummer (The Good Wife).
On Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 8/7c, the islands beckon, the kumquats ripen, and the animals bleat, bark, hoot and slither: The Durrells in Corfu returns with Season 2! Don’t miss the misadventures of the Durrell family in six new episodes replete with more animals, more eccentrics, more laughs, and more love!
The Durrels in Corfu, Season Two
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