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MASTERPIECE Studio

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

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30:26

Daisy Coulam Previews A Season Of Change In Grantchester

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/07/15

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episodes One and Two of Season Four of *Grantchester. After a two-year gap, the crime-solving Rev. Sidney Chambers of *Grantchester *is back on the case — only to leave the village in pursuit of love and social justice abroad. We speak to series creator, head writer and executive producer Daisy Coulam about James Norton's final day on set, Robson Green's tearful goodbye to his on-screen partner and how it felt to write in Tom Brittney's new main

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33:08

Shaun Evans Remains The Vital Heart Of Endeavour...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/06/24

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of Season Six of *Endeavour. In this sixth season of Endeavour, series lead Shaun Evans slips behind the camera for a change in a dramatic second episode. It’s a move that Evans found easy — and one he hopes to have the opportunity to continue elsewhere in his career. He explains how he did it — and how his Endeavour Morse continues to crack complicated cases — in our new interview.

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01:52

Coming Soon From MASTERPIECE: Mining Poldark

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/06/14

You already know the story…boy meets girl, pride meets prejudice, all in a beautiful wrapper: the dramatic Cornish cliffs and dazzling sea. And as we get ready for the final season of Poldark, we here at MASTERPIECE are starting a new podcast we’re calling Mining Poldark, so you can relive the romance, the adventure and the exploits of our flawed hero all over again. Hear co-hosts Barrett Brountas and Robin Ellis — the original Ross Poldark from the 1970s adaptation of Winston Graham’s

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15:14

'Les Misérables' Comes To A Joyous Close

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/05/20

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of *Les Miserables. After six dramatic episodes and several decades of on-screen struggle, Andrew Davies' masterful new adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables has ended. In a special episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, we hear from Davies and series stars Dominic West and David Oyelowo about how it felt to bring the story of Jean Valjean and Javert to a close.

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19:10

Alex Jennings Remembers A Role He'd Rather Forget

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/05/13

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of Season Three of *Unforgotten. Alex Jennings is already a MASTERPIECE regular, with his role as the suave King Leopold in three seasons of Victoria. He's become known for his ability to fully inhabit royal personas, like as the Duke of Windsor in Netflix's The Crown. As Dr. Tim Finch in the third season of *Unforgotten, *however, Jennings got to create an entirely fictional character. But Dr. Finch wasn’t exactly the easiest of

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27:36

Andrew Davies Preps For The End Of One Series And The...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/05/06

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of *Les Miserables. Screenwriter Andrew Davies has been a true master of modern television adaptations, bringing such iconic works as Middlemarch and *Little Dorit *to the MASTERPIECE screen for decades. Now, as he looks ahead to the end of his critically-acclaimed recent adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, Davies also previews his charming new adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel, Sanditon, set to appear on

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34:25

Lily Collins Is An Utterly Captivating Fantine

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/04/29

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of *Les Miserables. Actor Lily Collins tried her best to not lose herself in the devastating role of* Les Misérables*' Fantine. Collins explains how she stayed grounded on set, where she found inspiration for her iconic tragic heroine and why her onscreen injury was all-too painfully real.

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33:35

David Oyelowo's Javert Is A Man Who Never Forgives

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/04/22

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of *Les Miserables. In Victor Hugo's landmark epic, Les Miserables, the Inspector Javert is a hard, cold man with a unflinching pursuit of his own personal justice. But in the critically-acclaimed new MASTERPIECE adaptation of the novel, actor and series executive producer David Oyelowo brings a subtle, sophisticated nuance to his performance, adding layers of context to this memorable villain. He joins the podcast for a preview of

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22:48

Just Like Jean Valjean, Dominic West Is Done Being A...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/04/15

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Les Miserables. After a career of playing notable villains, actor Dominic West says he’s ready to turn a new leaf. So his role as the tortured thief, Jean Valjean, in the new MASTERPIECE production of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables, is a helpful bridge to be a better man on screen. In an interview, he talks about what it means to play Valjean, how his character seeks personal redemption and what the rest of the series

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19:15

Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction In Anna Symon’s...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/04/10

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of *Mrs. Wilson. The story of Alison Wilson’s relationship with British spy novelist and actual spy, Alexander Wilson, almost seems too wild for reality and too bizarre for the author’s own fiction. But the history, beautifully brought to life by Wilson’s granddaughter, Ruth Wilson, was real. It’s a genre-busting journey where series writer Anna Symon always sought to highlight the power of family joy in this rather dark true

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27:24

‘Unforgotten’ Creator Chris Lang Obsesses Over Small...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/04/08

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Season Three of *Unforgotten. When writer Chris Lang created the MASTERPIECE Mystery! series *Unforgotten, *he looked to capture the very ordinary extraordinariness of a modern police force. With a new season on the way, Lang explains what viewers should watch out for as Cassie and Sunny unearth another unidentified body beneath a London roadway construction site.

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40:03

Ruth Wilson Plays Her Own Grandmother In A Searing...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/04/01

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episodes One and Two of *Mrs. Wilson. When actor Ruth Wilson's grandmother, Alison, died, she left her family a surprisingly candid memoir about her relationship with her secret agent husband, the mystery author Alexander Wilson. The truths that Ruth and her extended family came to learn form the backbone of the new series, *Mrs. Wilson. *Ruth explores how it felt to play her own grandmother on screen, and what it means to be a tragedienne in

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40:31

Jenna Coleman Reflects On A Truly Royal Season

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/03/04

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Eight of Season Three of *Victoria. Victoria star Jenna Coleman lead a smashing third season of the series, with her royal character growing in roles both maternal and majestic. As the season wraps up, Coleman explores how the young Queen struggles to keep control of her country and her growing family, and reflects on the highlights of a thrilling eight episodes. sV2WxPFouPY0AOuFawv6

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41:02

Princess Feodora Could Have Been Queen, But Kate...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/02/25

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Seven of Season Three of *Victoria. The scheming Princess Feodora snuck into Buckingham Palace early in the third season of Victoria, surprising her half-sister, the Queen, and continuing to lurk in the background of the main royal drama. Actor Kate Fleetwood credits her just-so German accent for helping her sink into the role, but she also acknowledges she feels a certain kind of sympathy for the dastardly half-sister with few real

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29:18

King Leopold Completes A Royal Tour Of Duty For Alex...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/02/17

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of Season Three of *Victoria. Actor Alex Jennings calls himself “a common boy from Essex,” but his career on stage and screen has included at least four different royal roles. Victoria’s scheming King Leopold offers new insight into his role on the series, where he looks for inspiration when playing real-life characters, and why he sees Leopold as both a kingmaker and a puppet master.

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36:04

Laurence Fox Is A Devilishly Charming Lord Palmerston

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/02/11

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Five of Season Three of *Victoria. Laurence Fox is well known to MASTERPIECE viewers after his eight seasons on the beloved series *Inspector Lewis*, so his appearance on Victoria as the devious UK Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston, is a welcome return to the screen. Fox offers hints as to how he and actor Jordan Waller got up to mischief on set, as well as how the cane-twirling Lord Palmerston came to find himself with a cane in the

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36:12

Nell Hudson’s Nancy Skerrett Is A Bombe Surprise

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/02/04

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of Season Three of *Victoria. The irascible Nancy Skerrett snuck into her job as a dresser at Buckingham Palace under an assumed name, and came to win Queen Victoria’s heart in the past three seasons of the show. And as part of the audience-favorite couple, “Skerrettelli,” actor Nell Hudson has won viewers’ hearts as well. Hudson tells us why her Nancy Skerrett is an inspiration in her own daily life, and what she’s learned from

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37:41

Lady Emma Portman Keeps All The Queen’s Secrets (And...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/01/28

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of Season Three of *Victoria. From the very first episode of MASTERPIECE’s *Victoria, *Lady Emma Portman has been the center of royal intrigue, even if very little of the drama focuses on her. Lady Portman knows who loves who, who spurned who, and what Queen Victoria is really thinking as political favors wax and wane. Actor Anna Wilson-Jones relishes playing the dignified Emma, and has fun dishing the fictional royal gossip

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38:38

Ferdinand Kingsley Knows The Real Francatelli Is A...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/01/21

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of Season Three of *Victoria. Among the many fictional Buckingham Palace servants and staffers on MASTERPIECE's Victoria, Ferdinand Kingsley's Charles Elmé Francatelli is based on an actual royal chef and author. Kingsley's cook is a slight bit younger — and a bit more of a rogue — than the actual Francatelli, but he's convinced his on-screen romantic pursuits are setting the character straight. Kingsley explains here —

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25:56

Daisy Goodwin Sketches Out Dramatic Tensions In...

MASTERPIECE Studio ·

2019/01/14

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Season Three of *Victoria. Victoria creator, head writer and executive producer Daisy Goodwin already knows the real history of Her Majesty Queen Victoria’s lengthy reign on the throne. But it’s in the intimate perils of the day-to-day where her series finds its true highs and lows. Goodwin joins MASTERPIECE Studio with a special preview of the new third season, and offers some tantalizing hints on the historical drama on the

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