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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.

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Recaps

Choiseul dances with Marie Antoinette at a ball

'Marie Antoinette' Recap: Episode 5

Now that her husband is king, Marie Antoinette is asserting herself at court with her own villa, a ball, and a preferred candidate for prime minister. But she still faces plenty of opposition.
Edward and Augusta look at each other in the street in Sanditon

'Sanditon' Recap: Season 3 Episode 5

Edward and Augusta make a bold move while Charlotte and Alexander try to rectify things. Georgiana receives a surprise, and Tom receives a shock. Arthur struggles to reconcile to Harry's decision, all in the penultimate episode of Sanditon.
Spencer Wray clutches his baby as Cyril talks to him in a kitchen in Call the Midwife

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 12 Episode 5

Cyril is asked to intervene when a new father starts to act strangely, while Matthew deals with his difficult, ailing father and decides to try some hard work with Timothy. Shelagh has an unwelcome surprise.
Louis Auguste and Marie Antoinette stand against a blue sky

'Marie Antoinette' Recap: Episode 4

Louis-Auguste and Marie Antoinette are to make their first official trip to Paris, but an outbreak of illness in the king threatens plans, and has the young couple faced with prospect of becoming king and queen. 
Rowleigh Pryce with Lady Denham at a party in Sanditon

'Sanditon' Recap: Season 3 Episode 4

Romances are being stymied left and right, both by participants (Lady Denham, Beatrice, Charlotte, Lord Montrose) and outside forces such as Alexander Colbourne. A crisis is brewing. 
Sister Monica Joan and Nurse Crane sneak bites of ice cream in the clinic in Call the Midwife

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 12 Episode 4

Nurse Crane's competence is called into question as the board of health questions whether she should retire, while a gastroenteritis outbreak at the clinic necessitates a quarantine. 

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. 

Eliza stands next to Alexander outside

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. 

Siegfried and James stand in a barn with a farmer looking at a cow

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. 

Alasdair outside in a tweed outfit with a tartan sash and tie

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.