It's the height of World War I, with various characters enlisted, avoiding enlistment, or wanting to enlist, while the women search for a way to feel useful.
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'Sanditon' Recap: Season 3 Episode 2
Alexander fetches his brother to Sanditon in the hopes that he can be of use, while Georgiana faces the prospect of having her inheritance taken from her. Arthur prepars the town for a royal visit, and Tom deals with a straight-talking investor and his plans for Sanditon.
'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 12 Episode 2
Lucille continues to struggle with depression even as she helps a fiercely independent older man in Poplar. Freed some administrative duties by Sister Veronica's arrival, Sister Julienne relishes doing more work with patients, like a woman with breast cancer.
'Marie Antoinette' Recap: Episode 1
The fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette is sent away from home to marry an equally young heir to the French throne in order to cement an alliance between the Habsburg Empire and France. It is her duty to produce an heir.
'Sanditon' Recap: Season 3 Episode 1
Charlotte returns to Sanditon for Georgiana's birthday party, this time with her fiancé Ralph. Alexander Colbourne still holds a flame for Charlotte, and his niece Augusta is scheming to force the couple together.
'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 12 Episode 1
Nancy aids a woman as she dies of a painful cancer at home and learns a secret of her life, while Lucille struggles with homesickness and depression that is worsened by an outbreak of racism in London.
'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 3 Episode 7
Tristan is determined to become his own man outside of Siegfried's shadow as Christmas approaches and Siegfried makes a devilish bargain to protect his brother. An impending departure clarifies things for Mrs. Hall.
'Vienna Blood' Recap: Season 3 Episode 6
Max and Oskar uncover a nationalist sect that might be involved with Ida Rego's death and also begin to suspect that they might be set up as they uncover a hidden plot.
'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 3 Episode 6
Germany's invasion of Poland has everyone holding their breath and reassessing priorities, contemplating big decisions that could change their lives—but their lives will be changed by war no matter what.
'Miss Scarlet and the Duke' Recap: Season 3 Episode 6
Eliza, Moses, William, and Nash all team up after each receiving a bomb threat and then being removed from the investigation by higher-ups at the police, in the season finale of Miss Scarlet and the Duke.
'Vienna Blood' Recap: Season 3 Episode 5
Max and Oskar witness the death of the star of a film at its premiere, and quickly begin investigating it as a murder. Soon, another actress, a fanatical admirer, and an American senator are all involved in the case.
'Miss Scarlet and the Duke' Recap: Season 3 Episode 5
Eliza is upset that William is seeing Arabella, but she needs his help as she tries to claim an inheritance for an unknown heir and thus receive a sizable fee that could change her business prospects.
'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 3 Episode 5
Mrs. Hall is set to meet—and reckon with—her estranged son, Edward. Siegfried takes charge of an eager young boy and shows him the work of a veterinarian while Tristan takes over housework, and Helen tries to engage with her own sister.
'Vienna Blood' Recap: Season 3 Episode 4
Max enlists Clara to write a story to help with a case, turning also to his father and sister to play a role as he and Oskar set a trap for a burglar searching for hidden treasure who may also be a murderer.
'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 3 Episode 4
Gerald is growing increasingly fond of Mrs. Hall, while Tristan is embarking upon his own relationship. James is beginning to be overwhelmed by tuberculosis testing, and is feeling the pull of military duty, to Helen's fear.
'Miss Scarlet and the Duke' Recap: Season 3 Episode 4
With William out of town, Fitzroy turns to Eliza for help when he sees Phelps plant a stolen watch on someone. Eliza's investigation wraps her up in a gang war and internecine disagreements within a crime family.
