When will Masterpiece be released?
Featuring exclusive interviews with MASTERPIECE favorites like Rufus Sewell, Lily Collins, Alan Cumming, Laura Linney, Charles Dance and many more, Making MASTERPIECE launches February 28, 2021. Making MASTERPIECE will appear in the MASTERPIECE Studio podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Who is the host of Making Masterpiece?
Hosted by MASTERPIECE Studio host Jace Lacob, the three-part documentary miniseries features the inside scoop on everything from Downton Abbey to Upstairs, Downstairs , and everything in between. Featuring exclusive interviews with MASTERPIECE favorites like Rufus Sewell, Lily Collins, Alan Cumming, Laura Linney, Charles Dance and many more, Making MASTERPIECE launches February 28, 2021. Making MASTERPIECE will appear in the MASTERPIECE Studio podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Season 4: Episode 1
Mary is mired in grief. Meanwhile, both Tom Branson and Carson face figures from their pasts, and Edith experiments with modernism.
Season 4: Episode 2
The fates of several characters converge at an opulent house party where a famous guest performs and a new friendship forms. [This episode contains scenes which may not be suitable for all audiences.]
Season 4: Episode 3
Love is in the air at Downton Abbey and darker emotions too, as Mary, Edith, Tom, and Anna each struggle with a dilemma. Things are cooking for Ivy and Alfred, and heating up in London.
Season 4: Episode 4
Questions of estate management pit Mary and Tom against Robert, while Bates' questions pressure Mrs. Hughes. Thomas installs a new ally, Violet hires a new gardener, and Alfred cooks up some ambition.
Season 4: Episode 5
Pride and prejudice mark Robert's surprise birthday party when Rose's recruit raises eyebrows and Mary clashes with a man of the people. Bates and Anna step out, and Edith gets troubling news.
Season 4: Episode 6
Downton's drove of pigs arrive, Robert departs, and illness descends. Mary and Blake may have found common ground, but Edith faces her troubles alone.
Season 4: Episode 7
Robert and Thomas return from America, Bates makes a surprise trip to York, Edith prepares to go abroad, and suitors flock to Mary. Branson helps someone move on, and Rose makes her move.
Some MASTERPIECE actors started as fans first
Downton Abbey and The Chaperone star Elizabeth McGovern has not only starred in MASTERPIECE, but watched it as a child. “I grew up in one of those homes where MASTERPIECE was my parents’ idea of the only TV that existed.
From screenwriters to stars, executives and more, you'll get an insider's view of MASTERPIECE
The documentary podcast is chock full of insider interviews, from former producers to big name stars and more. MASTERPIECE Studio (and Making MASTERPIECE) host Jace Lacob was particularly thrilled for the chance to take an even deeper dive into the world and rich history of MASTERPIECE.
Find out the backstory of MASTERPIECE's longest-running host
Though a number of notable hosts have introduced the series over the years, including Laura Linney, Alan Cumming, Russell Baker, and more, there’s one that held the title longer than any other, whose name is almost synonymous with the series itself — Alistair Cooke.
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What was Andrew Davies thinking about?
But at the time, Davies wasn’t thinking about contemporary British politics. He was thinking about the 19th century novel Middlemarch. Andrew Davies You know, a lot of people regard Middlemarch ‘the greatest of all English novels.’. Well, that doesn’t mean the best adaptation would copy out every word of it.
When will Masterpiece Theatre be released?
Released March 7, 2021. March 7, 2021. 51:04. Masterpiece Theatre enters its third decade and settles in under its third executive producer, Rebecca Eaton, as new challenges pop up to make the Boston-based anthology series’ life a touch more difficult. Cable TV competition, shifting public taste and limited funding lead Eaton ...
Who was the first host of the Masterpiece Theatre?
And Alistair Cooke was a big influence also. Jace Alistair Cooke, the legendary British-American journalist, was Masterpiece Theatre’s first-ever host. And he helped make “host” a sought-after role… something that Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, AND Laura Linney would actually want to do.
Was Jace Cooke a character?
Jace Cooke was a character. Yes, people would tune into Masterpiece Theatre to watch the great shows, but they would also tune in just for him. He could make just about anything sound interesting. Rebecca Eaton He knew how to write and then how to say what he wanted to say as if he were speaking to just you.
Who was the actor in Middlemarch?
Jace Sewell might’ve been new to the world of film acting, but his performance in Middlemarch was very memorable. He made audiences swoon across the world: both in the U.K. AND in the States when the series aired on Masterpiece Theatre. Rufus Sewell I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting into.
Who played Guy Perron in Jewel in the Crown?
Charles Dance I guess it was the Game of Thrones of its day, really, it was huge. Jace Charles Dance would know. He was in Game of Thrones – as Tywin Lannister – AND in The Jewel in the Crown as Guy Perron.
Who is the producer of Masterpiece?
Making MASTERPIECE is produced by Nick Andersen. Rachel Aronoff is our story editor.
