PBS Dramas to Watch in December
Celebrate the holidays this year with your favorite characters as they bring warmth and cheer to your screens! Call the Midwife returns with its 2024 holiday special on Christmas Day, where the midwives and nuns of Nonnatus House face new challenges while spreading holiday joy and love.
Also in December, enjoy streaming Seaside Hotel and the highly anticipated season fifth of Miss Scarlet. Season nine of Seaside Hotel transports you to the late 1930s Danish coast, where romance, drama and surprises unfold against the backdrop of a charming seaside retreat. Miss Scarlet’s fifth season brings intrigue to London, with Eliza solving new cases while trying to figure out a new Detective Inspector in her life.
This holiday season, let these unforgettable characters fill your home with warmth, joy and plenty of holiday spirit. Tune in to PBS NC and the PBS app to celebrate the season!
PBS Dramas Streaming in December
Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2024
It’s Christmas 1969, and the funfair and carol concert add color to frosty Poplar in wintertime. Yet the festive spirit at Nonnatus House is dampened by the spread of influenza alongside growing fears of an escaped prisoner after a spate of break-ins.
Watch the Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2024, premiering Wednesday, 12/25, 8 PM on PBS NC & the PBS app. Watch past episodes now only with PBS NC Passport.
Two weeks before Christmas, delicate situations cause uncertainty for the midwifes.
All Creatures Great & Small
James Herriot’s adventures as a veterinarian in 1930’s Yorkshire get a glorious new adaptation in a series based on his internationally celebrated books. Nicholas Ralph makes his television debut as the iconic vet who became renowned for his inspiring humor, compassion and love of life. The Wall Street Journal says, “the script shines with life, its pleasures far from predictable, its pleasures profound.”
All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 will premiere on Masterpiece on PBS in January. Before the new season, there’s a special opportunity for you to stream Seasons 1-4 for FREE, Nov. 28—Dec. 23 (U.S. and Territories only), only on the PBS app.
Miss Scarlet
Criminals have never stumped Eliza Scarlet, but a new Detective Inspector...? She's on the case! The series Miss Scarlet, formerly Miss Scarlet and The Duke, stars Kate Phillips (Peaky Blinders) as headstrong Eliza Scarlet, the first-ever female detective in Victorian London, who won’t let naysayers stop her from keeping her father’s business running.
Watch the new season of Miss Scarlet early, starting Sunday, 12/8 on the PBS app only with PBS NC Passport.
WHAT TO WATCH
Happy holidays from all of us at PBS North Carolina!
This festive season, we’re thrilled to share fun and inspiring programs to help you celebrate with family and friends. From heartwarming specials to timeless classics, there’s something for everyone to enjoy on PBS NC & the PBS app.
Seaside Hotel
At Andersen’s Seaside Hotel by the North Sea dunes, meet the chambermaid Fie, the merchant's daughter Amanda, and the local fisherman Morten, whose fates are intertwined, as they seek to emancipate themselves from the plans other people have made on their behalf. From Walter Presents, in Danish with English subtitles.
Watch Seaside Hotel, streaming now on the PBS app only with PBS NC Passport.
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