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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

'The Miniaturist' Recap: Part One

When the young Nella marries the wealthy merchant Johannes Brandt in seventeenth-century Amsterdam, she is thrust into a house full of secrets, not least of which is her wedding gift: a miniature replica of the home that seems to have power over reality.

'Unforgotten' Season 2 Episode 3 Recap

The prime suspects in the murder of David Walker seem to have watertight alibis despite the possibility of motives, but Cassie eventually has a breakthrough and an investigation of childhoods leads to an answer. Recap the finale of this season of Unforgotten.

'Unforgotten' Season 2 Episode 2 Recap

Cassie and Sunny begin to uncover traumas and transgressions in the pasts of nearly everyone connected with their cold case, including the victim. David Walker had a dark life, and a new revelation against him soon transforms the entire investigation.

'Call the Midwife' Season 7 Episode 8 Recap

The midwives try to cope with a loss but can't get too wrapped up in their grief as another maternity clinic has closed and referred all its patients. One young mother is challenged to accept an unconventional living situation with her widowed father, and Monica Joan celebrates a birthday.

'Unforgotten' Season 2 Episode 1 Recap

When a suitcase containing a body is found in a river, Cassie and Sunny begin to investigate who the corpse belongs to, and who might have murdered them. With the help of a wristwatch and a pager, they discover the identity and begin to find people connected to the victim.

'Call the Midwife' Season 7 Episode 7 Recap

Barbara is put into isolation as the hospital tries to address her dire illness. Lucille wrestles with whether to try to fit in with the English or join a West Indian church that reminds her of home. Dr. Turner helps a young man in prison who reminds him of his own son.

The Latest in Drama & Mystery

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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. 

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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.