This November, Howards End is the perfect show to binge as the weather turns cooler. Set in Edwardian England, the heart of the series is the Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, who each have differing views on love, independence and society. As the sisters navigate the rigid class divides of their time, their journeys unfold in a world full of romance, societal expectations and personal growth. Set in elegant country estates with crisp autumnal landscapes, you’ll want to curl up with a cup of tea and lose yourself in a world that feels both beautifully distant and strangely familiar.
Or trade a period romance for a more serious drama. Wolf Hall delivers power struggles, betrayals and the cutthroat politics inside Henry VIII’s court. And if you need more Tudor drama, check out Inside the Court of Henry VIII, a documentary-style special that offers an eye-opening look at the real-life conspiracies and political maneuvering of the era.
For a change of pace, Nolly brings some much-needed lightheartedness to PBS NC this month. Telling the true story of Noele Gordon, the beloved British actress who starred in the iconic soap opera Crossroads, it’s a playful, heartwarming glimpse into a woman who was ahead of her time.
Academy Award®–winning screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) brings a fresh take to adapting E.M. Forster’s classic novel with its portrait of two imaginative and life-loving sisters in Edwardian England as they develop relationships within both the upper and lower classes. Stars Matthew Macfadyen, Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard, and Tracey Ullman, among others.
Watch Howards End on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport.
A historical drama for a modern audience, Wolf Hall, the 2016 Peabody Award and Golden Globe winner for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, tells the story of Thomas Cromwell, played by Mark Rylance—a blacksmith’s son who rises from the ashes of personal disaster, and deftly picks his way through King Henry VIII's court, where “man is wolf to man.”
Watch Wolf Hall, Sundays, 10 PM on PBS NC and on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport.
January, 1547: The King of England's fetid, 400-pound frame lies on his deathbed, his nation left as rotten and broken as his body. Once Europe's most promising and enlightened prince, he squandered Britain's riches on futile wars, tore apart the centuries-old religious certainties of his people, and threw off the shackles of papal authority.
Watch Inside The Court of Henry VIII, Sunday, 11/24, 9 PM on PBS NC.
Helena Bonham Carter stars in Nolly. Nolly reveals the story of Noele “Nolly” Gordon, one of the most famous faces on British TV in the 1960s and 70s, whose unceremonious firing from her hit show at the height of her career was front-page news.
Watch Nolly Sundays, starting 11/24, 9 PM on PBS NC. Watch all episodes on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport.
Retired archaeologist Judith Potts lives alone in a faded mansion in the peaceful town of Marlow, filling her time by setting crosswords for the local paper. During one of her regular wild swims in the Thames, Judith hears a gunshot coming from a neighbor’s garden and believes a brutal murder has taken place. When the police are reluctant to believe her story, Judith finds herself forming an unlikely friendship with local dog-walker and empty-nester Suzie and unfulfilled vicar’s wife Becks as they start an investigation of their own. Eventually asked to assist with the official police investigation, headed by newly promoted Tanika, the women must piece together clues, grill suspect witnesses, and face down real danger as they work against the clock to stop the killer in their tracks.
Watch The Marlow Murder Club Sundays, 9 PM on PBS NC. Watch all episodes on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport.
You can enjoy PBS dramas even more when you gather friends and family to play a spirited game of Bingo while watching! Download the enchanting game card and use it when tuning in for Moonflower Murders, The Marlow Murder Club, or other cozy titles. Catch the red herrings, nosy neighbors and cute pets to declare victory!
Luna and Sophie solve crimes. Luna Kunath is strong-willed but her penchant for naivety gets her into trouble. Sophie Pohlmann seems more mature, but her desire for harmony and fairness can be her weakness. From Walter Presents, in German with English subtitles.
Watch Luna & Sophie Sundays, 11 PM on PBS NC. Watch all episodes on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport.
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