Miss Marple
Acclaimed British actress Julia McKenzie (Cranford) returns as spinster sleuth Miss Marple in three new episodes of the popular Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple series – A Caribbean Mystery, Greenshaw’s Folly and Endless Night. Sundays, September 21 and 28, 2014
Inspector Lewis, Season 7
Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox return for a seventh season of the beloved Inspector Lewis series.
Hathaway has been promoted to Inspector after an extended break from
the force, and Lewis is enjoying retired life until he’s asked to team
up with his old colleague again. With their partnership renewed under
altered circumstances, the duo continues to solve crime in the seemingly
perfect academic haven of Oxford. Sundays, October 5-19, 2014, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET
Death Comes to Pemberley
An adaptation of P.D. James’ witty and inventive continuation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice picks
up the story six years after the marriage of Elizabeth and Darcy. As
preparations are being made for a ball at their Pemberley home, the
discovery of a corpse brings an abrupt and shocking halt to the
proceedings — and a threat to all that the Darcys hold dear. Sundays, October 26-November 2, 2014, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET
Worricker: Turks & Caicos
Bill Nighy reprises his role as MI5 spy Johnny Worricker in a follow-up to the acclaimed Page Eight (MASTERPIECE,
2011). Worricker, who has just left his job at MI5, escapes to the
distant islands of Turks & Caicos, where an order from the CIA puts
him back to work. The top-tier cast also includes Christopher Walken,
Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes. Written and
directed by David Hare. Sunday, November 9, 2014, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET
Worricker: Salting the Battlefield
The
Worricker trilogy concludes with Johnny (Bill Nighy) and Margot (Helena
Bonham Carter) managing to stay ahead of an international dragnet all
across Europe. British Prime Minister Alec Beasley (Ralph Fiennes) and
old MI5 colleague Jill Tankard (Judy Davis) desperately want Johnny back
—but for different reasons. Who will win this frenzied game of spy
versus spy? Written and directed by David Hare. Sunday, November 16, 2014, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET
Thanks for posting this Janet. What a fabulous lineup. Lewis and Hathaway are my favorites, though I'm always a sucker for a Miss Marple story. It will be a good fall.
ReplyDeleteMore Lewis-perfect. I just added Worricker to my Netflix cue. I missed it the first time around. With Lewis and Endeavor-bookends as it were, we are in a golden time for TV mysteries. As much as I like Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple, so much better than Geraldine McEwan, serious miscasting, I wish the British would explore other series. Maybe we can get the Shetland series for starters.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Janet! What a nice surprise to see Lewis and Hathaway returning. Great listings all round. And I love anything with Helena Bonham Carter.
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Great post - I wasn't expecting any more in the Lewis series - wonderful!
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