Masterpiece

Follow veterinarian James Herriot at the start of his storied career in rural Yorkshire in the 1930s.

A thrilling adaptation of Jules Verne's classic adventure novel. David Tennant stars as literature's greatest explorer, Phileas Fogg.

Former East India Company soldier John Beecham arrives in Delhi determined to reunite his family and hide the identity of his infant son. But what will these secrets cost John and those he loves?

Created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), "Downton Abbey" depicts the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them, set at their Edwardian country house in 1912. Featuring an all-star cast, including Hugh Bonneville (MASTERPIECE CLASSIC "Miss Austen Regrets"), Dame Maggie Smith (Harry Potter) and Elizabeth McGovern. Laura Linney hosts.

"Downton Abbey" resumes the story of aristocrats and servants in the tumultuous World War I era. The miniseries is written by Julian Fellowes and stars Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville and a drawing room full of new actors, portraying the loves, feuds and sacrifices of a glittering culture thrown into crisis.

The Great War is over and the long-awaited engagement of Lady Mary and Matthew is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate. Shirley MacLaine joins the much-loved cast, which includes Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Penelope Wilton and many others. "No family is ever what it seems from the outside," observes Smith's shrewd character.

With trouble brewing in Grantchester, it's going to take all of Will's skill and empathy to navigate these choppy waters and help the ones he loves.

It's 1957, and Will Davenport has settled into his role as vicar of Grantchester, but his faith will be thoroughly tested as he and Detective Inspector Geordie Keating are reminded of the darkness lurking in their little corner of Cambridgeshire.

Classic and contemporary literature is embodied in the British drama series "Masterpiece."

Based on Jo Bloom's bestselling novel, this drama centers on the struggles of British Jews fighting rising neo-Nazism in post-World War II Britain. Vivien, a young Jewish hairdresser, moves to Manchester after the death of her father and finds herself searching for her lost love, Jack. In a shocking twist of fate, Vivien ends up undercover in a fascist group.