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Drama & Mystery

Explore WTTW Dramas and Mysteries

This is your home and companion for the best PBS dramas and mysteries from the UK, Scandinavia, and beyond. Here you’ll find the latest news across your favorite drama and mystery shows, incisive recaps you can read if you missed something, behind-the-scenes interviews with actors and producers, the Dramalogue newsletter, and more. And WTTW Passport members enjoy exclusive early and full library access!

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Inspector George Gently

Gently and the New Age

When Gently is asked to look into a young woman's unsolved murder, he hopes to expose one last cover-up before retiring from the force. Still at odds with his superior, Bacchus asks for Rachel's help investigating the murder of a worker killed during a picket riot. Both cases seem to be linked to a charismatic and ambitious politician.

My Life is Murder

Killer Fashion

The case of a young model's death backstage at a show sees Alexa facing off with a former supermodel as she investigates some killer fashion.

The Madame Blanc Mysteries

Windows

To collect on a 30-year-old gambling debt, a gangster named Sonny threatens to pay Uncle Patrick a visit in Saint Victoire. To save Patrick, Jean must solve a riddle and unlock a rare treasure.

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Dramalogue

For drama and mystery lovers, this newsletter features previews and recaps for new and upcoming series, serves up recipes that go along with your favorite shows, and brings you the latest need-to-knows in the drama world.

Recaps

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 9 Episode 5

Sister Hilda and Nurse Crane have differing opinions about the involvement of a husband in his wife's pregnancy, while Sisters Julienne and Frances become involved in a middle-aged woman's life and end up re-examining their views of themselves.

'Baptiste' Recap: Episode 2

Baptiste begins to learn how little he knows about Edward Stratton, the man he was helping search for Natalie Rose. The investigation widens to include a Romanian gang. 

'World on Fire' Recap: Episode 3

Nancy begins digging into nefarious Nazi programs while Tom engages with a German warship in the south Atlantic. Harry and Lois meet again at Harry's infantry base. Robina tries to make Jan happy in a foreign country. 

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 9 Episode 4

Fred and Reggie meet an ailing man who keeps pigeons, and try to convince him to move out of his condemned building while helping with his health. Four young doctors move into Nonnatus House to learn from the midwives. 

'Baptiste' Recap: Episode 1

The retired French detective Julien Baptiste is asked to help search for a missing girl while staying with his daughter in Amsterdam. The case embroils him in the work of a dangerous Romanian gang and leads through Amsterdam's red-light district.

'World on Fire' Recap: Episode 2

Lois tries to determine her future after Harry returns to England with a Polish boy in tow, while Harry's prospects become more uncertain. Kasia fights to survive through enormous loss in Warsaw, and Nancy tries to get information through German censorship.

The Latest in Drama & Mystery

Ann Forsyte smiles lightly in evening wear at a party in soft golden light

A First Look at Season Two of 'The Forsytes'

Ann continues to preside over the fractious Forsytes family in a second season of the historical drama, for which we now have a preview. 

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A Sneak Peek at the Last Season of 'Miss Scarlet'

The seventh season of Miss Scarlet will be its last, and we now have a first look at the upcoming farewell. See the familiar faces returning, including a couple after a season away. 

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We Have a Season 7 Trailer for 'All Creatures Great and Small'

Watch a trailer for the upcoming season of All Creatures Great and Small, which is coming to WTTW and PBS in January, 2027. 

Mrs. Hall, Siegfried, Tristan, James, and Helen pose in front of Skeldale Hall

A First Look at Season 7 of 'All Creatures Great and Small'

Take a look at some photos from the upcoming seventh season of All Creatures Great and Small, which will premiere in January. 

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A New Reimagining of 'Monarch of the Glen' Is Coming to WTTW and PBS

Set in the Scottish Highlands, the new Monarch of the Glen follows a London lawyer who returns to her ancestral home and finds it under great debt.

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'The Portrait of a Lady' Is Coming to Masterpiece

Henry James' classic novel is receiving its first new adaptation in decades, starring Jim Sturgess, Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy, and more.