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Beecham House is so frustrating precisely because it should be good. On paper, it’s a story that hasn’t really be done before, set in a period we rarely get to see in shows like this. In actuality, however, it’s a trope-filled retread with tremendously dull storytelling,
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Grantchester Season 5 continues with a theme, once again opening with Will on his motorbike. He's meeting Mum's boyfriend, St John Gurney-Clifford (Dominic Mafham). The good news is St John doesn't openly sneer at Will's chosen profession. Instead, he's
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New Masterpiece period drama Beecham House is stunning to look at. The sets are lush, the costumes are beautiful and the world of eighteenth-century Delhi leaps to life onscreen. Unfortunately, the show’s beautiful veneer is forced to cover over a multitude of cracks. The first episode of the
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Grantchester opens its new season with what seems like paradise, Will Davenport, the young squire of his family, in tie and tails, wining and dining the fresh-faced young ladies from Newnham at Linley College's Spring Ball. But outside, DI Geordie Keating is in the car with DC
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When Grantchester Season 5 arrives on Masterpiece on Sunday, June 14, it will mark the end of a significant period of upheaval. After three seasons with leading man James Norton, Season 4 transitioned from Norton to Tom Brittney as the series' priest. Season 5 will be Brittney's
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When mystery series Baptiste returns for Season 2, there will have been more than a few changes to the show, both in terms of its story and its principal cast. The six-part second season will see detective Julien Baptiste delve into Budapest’s secretive corrupt underworld in an attempt
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Mystery series Granchester will air its fifth season this June on Masterpiece, the first full outing for new vicar Tom Brittney, who replaced original series star James Norton last year. And things appear to be heating up in more ways than one. At least if the new PBS trailer for
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Popular Inspector Morse prequel series Endeavour will indeed return for its seventh season this summer, albeit a little bit later than it has in the past. Fans in the U.S. have largely gotten accustomed to seeing Endeavour hit our screens in June, as a kick off of sorts to
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The Baptiste season finale opens with Stratton, still in his safehouse with his dead ex-wife and her husband. Their assassin, Nicolai, isn't dead yet, but as Edward points out when he wakes up, he will be if an ambulance isn't called. What does Edward want
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It is the beginning of the Battle of Britain, a turning point in the war. In Berlin, Nancy attends the funeral of Mrs. Rossler and Hilda. The Rosslers’ son Klaus (Bruno Alexander) has been given leave from the army and breaks down during the service. Nancy follows him out of
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Welcome to the final recap of Call the Midwife Season 9. And a lot is packed into this episode. There’s the compulsory patient story, but this week we have a 2 for 1 situation. In addition, several plotlines are resolved, some more hopefully than others but always with compassion
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It's official: Period drama Beecham House is will officially air on Masterpiece this summer. The series has been available to stream for PBS Passport members since March, but has yet to broadcast here in America. But that's about to change at last, and the series will