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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

'Ridley' Recap: Episode 1

Alex Ridley has retired from the police force in the wake of tragic loss, but he is drawn back to a case when a suspect in the disappearance of a young girl years ago is killed. 

'Tom Jones' Recap: Episode 4

Will Sophia and Tom finally find their way back to each other, and then will Sophia accept Tom after all his missteps? Not if Lady Bellaston and Blifil have a say in it, as Tom Jones wraps up. 

'Tom Jones' Recap: Episode 3

Sophia's wealthy, widowed aunt Lady Bellaston has plans for both Sophia and Tom, and they don't involve letting the two young lovers reunite even though they are both in London. 

'Marie Antoinette' Recap: Episode 8

As Louis supports the American Revolution and prepares to go to war with Great Britain, Antoinette finds herself enamored by a dashing noble and is abetted in her tryst by Yolande. 

'Tom Jones' Recap: Episode 2

Sophia flees her impending marriage to Blifil, following in the footsteps of Tom, who gets kicked out by Squire Allworthy. More colorful characters are met along the way, and Tom of course gets himself into trouble. 

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 12 Episode 8

Almost everything that can go wrong before Matthew and Trixie's wedding does, but they luckily have a caring group of midwives and a supportive community to usher everything through to the end. 

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.

A headshot of Jim Sturgess with a beard next to a headshot of Gemma Arterton

'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.