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Confused about what's happening in which timeline of which book of the Susan Ryeland Mysteries like Marble Hall Murders? Or need a refresher on the relationships – romantic or rancorous – in The Forsytes? Check out our recaps of those shows and more: all of your favorite British series, dramas, and mysteries from Masterpiece and PBS, condensed into easily readable plot summaries. So when another season of All Creatures Great and Small or Call the Midwife rolls around, whether you’re streaming it via Passport or watching it on TV, you can quickly catch up and enjoy the show. Don’t forget the popcorn!

Cushla smiles while standing behind the bar

'Trespasses' Recap: Episode 1

Cushla is a Catholic schoolteacher in Northern Ireland during The Troubles who meets a handsome Protestant lawyer while tending bar at her brother's pub.

Jonathan Crace in a suit faces Susan Ryeland at a party

'Marble Hall Murders' Recap: Episode 3

Susan meets more of the Crace family and quickly finds herself on their bad side, while Pünd narrows in on a suspect in the novel. 

Ryan, Una, Becks, and Jessica look with shock at something in an ornate library

'The Marlow Murder Club' Recap: Season 3 Episode 3

Becks is a witness to a murder during a weekend reunion of her college friends at a spooky estate. Tanika orders Judith and Suzie to stay away from her during the investigation. 

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The king of France looks at Marie Antoinette while sitting with her

'Marie Antoinette' Recap: Episode 3

The king begins to take an interest in Marie Antoinette and hates being caught in the middle of her rivalry with Madame du Barry, as Provence searches for his own wife.
Charlotte, Georgiana, Samuel, and Mary in Sanditon

'Sanditon' Recap: Season 3 Episode 3

Georgiana faces opprobrium in a trial that could take away her fortune, as Samuel tries to defend her and an old flame resurfaces. Charlotte's feelings towards Alexander warm again, while Augusta has her own growing romance.
Matthew, Nurse Crane, Trixie, Cyril, and Nancy around a dinner table in Call the Midiwfe

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 12 Episode 3

Trixie has decided to learn to cook before her marriage to Matthew. Nancy has fallen into trouble but doesn't want to tell anyone. Shelagh helps a mother and daughter sundered by a difficult diagnosis, and Sister Veronica aids a woman with an abusive husband. 
Madame du Barry on a horse in Versailles in Marie Antoinette

'Marie Antoinette' Recap: Episode 2

Marie Antoinette is beginning to be enmeshed in the rivalries of Versailles, including that between the wily Madame du Barry, who has the king's ear, and most of the rest of Versailles. 
Alexander and Samuel Colbourne in Sanditon

'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. 
Lucille with Tommy Woodleigh in Call the Midwife

'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 entering Versailles

'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.
Arthur and Tom Parker with Charlotte and Ralph as they play bocce in Sanditon

'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. 
Nurse Nancy Corrigan tends to Olive in Call the Midwife.

'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.
Tristan gives a toast at Christmas dinner in All Creatures Great and Small

'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. 

Max and Oskar in season 3 of Vienna Blood

'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.

Siegfried and Mrs. Hall in season 3 of All Creatures Great and Small

'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.
Nash, Eliza, Moses, and William in Miss Scarlet and the Duke

'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.

Max, Therese, and Oskar watch a film premiere in Vienna Blood

'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.
Eliza and William in season 3 of Miss Scarlet and the Duke

'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.