Sunday nights feature three take-charge women breaking the detective mold in back-to-back Masterpiece Mystery! series. Explore more for new mystery series on PBS NC, the PBS Video app and Passport exclusives.
Kate Phillips (Peaky Blinders) stars as the headstrong, first-ever female detective in Victorian London, who won’t let any naysayers stop her from keeping her father’s business running. Stuart Martin (Jamestown) stars as her childhood friend, professional colleague and potential love interest, Scotland Yard Detective Inspector William Wellington, aka the “Duke.”
Season 2 opens a few months after the conclusion of Season 1: Eliza has solved her father’s murder, her relationship with William (the “Duke”) continues to slowly simmer and she continues to face the challenges of being a female private detective in male-dominated Victorian London.
Watch Miss Scarlet & The Duke Sundays at 8 PM on PBS NC and streaming on the PBS Video app. The entire season is available now to PBS North Carolina members with Passport enabled.
The sister of a missing woman hires Eliza to find her.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Dynamic duo Kate Phillips and Stuart Martin give a grand tour of the Season 2 Scotland Yard set, with insights on how the on-screen magic is made.
A beguiling murder mystery with a solution that will both astonish and shock viewers, the plot of Magpie Murders revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway’s latest novel but has little idea it will change her life.
Adapted from Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling mystery by the author himself, Magpie Murders stars Lesley Manville (World on Fire, Phantom Thread, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) as editor-turned-amateur sleuth Susan Ryeland and Tim McMullan (Patrick Melrose, Foyle’s War) as world-famous detective Atticus Pünd.
Watch Magpie Murders Sundays at 9 PM on PBS NC and streaming on the PBS Video app.
A mystery author turns in his latest manuscript, but the last chapter is missing.
Lesley Manville is in high demand lately for her excellent work on screen, so it seems only fitting that she come to the Masterpiece screen in the role of brilliant editor Susan Ryeland in the twisty mystery of “Magpie Murders.” Manville explores what drew her to the role and where she stands in her storied career.
Anthony Horowitz has written dozen of books and scores of television dramas in his lengthy career, but the task of transforming his meta mystery novel “Magpie Murders”—a crime novel about writing and publishing crime novels—was especially tricky.
Nicola Walker (Unforgotten, Last Tango in Halifax) stars as DI Annika Strandhed, the speedboat-driving head of Glasgow’s newly formed Marine Homicide Unit, who juggles baffling cases and a rebellious teenage daughter. Walker is joined by Jamie Sives (Guilt) as DS Michael McAndrews, Annika’s old colleague; Katie Leung (Harry Potter, Roadkill) as DC Blair Ferguson, the forensic brains behind the unit; and Ukweli Roach (Grantchester) as DS Tyrone Clarke, the new cop at the station.
Watch Annika Sundays at 10 PM on PBS NC and streaming on the PBS Video app. The entire season is available now to PBS North Carolina members with Passport enabled.
Annika assembles her team to solve murders in the waters around Glasgow.
FROM MASTERPIECE
With three separate take-charge women solving crimes and defying stereotypes on Masterpiece on PBS this fall, now’s the perfect time to explore the fascinating range of similar protagonists—from books. Whether you’re interested in cozy mysteries or futuristic police procedurals, there’s plenty to love in these seven recommendations.
Astrid Nielsen, a brilliant woman with Asperger’s Syndrome, works in the library of the judicial police. With an incredible memory, she excels at analyzing files of ongoing investigations. The district commander decides to use it to the fullest, entrusting her with very complex investigations that have remained unsolved to date. From Walter Presents, in French with English subtitles.
Watch Astrid Sundays at 11 PM on PBS NC and streaming on the PBS Video app.
When a young boy is murdered, this small town of Broadchurch in Dorset suddenly becomes the focus of a major event in the full glare of the media spotlight. DI Alec Hardy (David Tennant) and DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) lead the investigation, as one by one the community of Broadchurch is drawn into the police inquiry, starting with the immediate family and then radiating outward.
Watch Broadchurch Fridays at 11 PM on the Explorer Channel and Saturdays at 11 PM on PBS NC. The entire series is available now to PBS North Carolina members with Passport enabled.
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