A young woman moves to 17th century Amsterdam and hires a mysterious local miniaturist to furnish the dollhouse she received from her merchant husband as present, but the lifelike miniatures somehow start eerily foreshadowing her fate.
The social and class divisions in early 20th century England through the intersection of three families - the wealthy Wilcoxes, the gentle and idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts.
Stars:
Matthew Macfadyen,
Hayley Atwell,
Philippa Coulthard
In 1943, the Coyne family and their neighbours struggle to maintain a normal life after a US Army Air Force base is set up in the middle of their rural parish.
Stars:
Ciarán Hinds,
Michael Nevin,
Hattie Morahan
Dramatization of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the lives of the four March sisters during the American Civil War as they learn to navigate love, loss, and the trials of growing up.
Christmas 1954. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence.
Stars:
Morven Christie,
Anthony Boyle,
Christian Cooke
This mini-series tells the story of Amy Dorrit, who spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father, who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison ... See full summary »
Stars:
Claire Foy,
Matthew Macfadyen,
Tom Courtenay
In the aftermath of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Conor Hurt confesses his involvement in the IRA to a reporter who is more involved in Conor's past than she realizes.
About Charlotte Heywood, a spirited and impulsive woman who moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
Stars:
Rose Williams,
Kris Marshall,
Kate Ashfield
A young woman moves to 17th century Amsterdam and hires a mysterious local miniaturist to furnish the dollhouse she received from her merchant husband as present, but the lifelike miniatures somehow start eerily foreshadowing her fate.
Several scenes that took place in Amsterdam, like the Canals and the church, were actually shot in the Dutch city of Leiden. Amsterdam was considered to be too modern, whereas in Leiden the buildings were mostly preserved in original state. See more »
Alternate Versions
BBC (UK) release was presented in two episodes: the first being approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, the second 1 hour. PBS (USA) release was presented in three episodes; each 50+ minutes. See more »
For everyone who believed episode 2 was the ending; it is not. There is a 3rd and final episode due to be on September 23rd, on PBS MASTERPIECE.