Masterpiece Mystery
Secrets, lies and murder — it must be summer on Masterpiece mystery! The go-to source for the best in crime thrillers is back with a scruffy new Swedish sleuth, favorite familiar detectives and a fresh supply of body bags.
Wallander
Three 90-minute mysteries — Sundays, May 10, 17 and 31, 2009
Kenneth Branagh is Swedish detective Kurt Wallander, battling crime and his own demons. Based on the bestselling mystery novels by Henning Mankell, the premiere season of Wallander features a maelstrom of bizarre crimes in three fiendishly clever cases.
Episodes of Wallander:
May 10, 2009 at 9pm
Sidetracked
When a young woman sets herself on fire in a field, Wallander leads a search for her identity. Could her suicide be connected to a string of grisly murders?
May 17, 2009 at 9pm
Firewall
Wallander and his team investigate the murder of a taxi driver by two teen girls. Can Wallander fight crime and find love at the same time?
May 31, 2009 at 9pm
One Step Behind
Three young people are ritually gunned town in a meadow. Wallander always seems to be one step behind the killer.
Foyle's War: Series V
Two 90-minute mysteries — Sundays, June 7-14, 2009
In two encore episodes, Masterpiece mystery! revisits the popular World War II whodunit Foyle's War. It's April 1944, and victory is at hand for the Allies, but underneath the swell of anticipation and relief lurk resentment and regret.
Encore Episodes of Foyle's War: Series V:
June 7, 2009 at 9pm
Broken Souls
The murder of an unpopular doctor yields no shortage of suspects. Meanwhile, Foyle's assistant Sam helps a friend whose husband, an injured POW, returns from the war angry.
June 14, 2009 at 9pm
All Clear
With the German surrender days away, the town of Hastings prepares for celebration. The murder of a local committee member puts Foyle at odds with an old friend.
Six by Agatha
Six 90-minute mysteries — Sundays, June 21-July 26, 2009
With grey cells firing and knitting needles clicking, Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) and Miss Marple (Julia McKenzie) star in Six by Agatha, a half-dozen whodunits by the greatest mystery author of all time, Agatha Christie.
June 21, 2009 at 9pm
Hercule Poirot: Cat Among the Pigeons
Something is amiss at Meadowbank School for Girls, where hidden rubies, kidnapping, and murder disrupt the term.
June 28, 2009 at 9pm
Hercule Poirot: Mrs. McGinty's Dead
A man is about to hang for a brutal murder. But did he do it? After learning about 30-year-old homicides, Poirot concludes a ghost from the past has returned.
July 5, 2009 at 9pm
Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye
A killer who seems obsessed with a nursery rhyme commits a string of murders. Miss Marple and a local detective (Matthew Macfadyen) join forces to investigate.
July 12, 2009 at 9pm
Miss Marple: Murder is Easy
Miss Marple investigates a string of "accidents" after a woman on a train tells her about murders in a local village. Benedict Cumberbatch co-stars.
July 19, 2009 at 9pm
Miss Marple: They Do it With Mirrors
During rehearsal for an amateur show a murder occurs, and Miss Marple must decipher the elaborate conjuring trick played by the killer. Joan Collins co-stars.
July 26, 2009 at 9pm
Miss Marple: Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
The last words of a dying man lead the sole witness and a socialite to investigate. Miss Marple joins them as they land in a hotbed of homicide and intrigue.
Inspector Lewis: Series I
Two 90-minute mysteries — August 16-23, 2009
Masterpiece mystery! reintroduce Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis and Detective Sergeant James Hathaway in two encore episodes.
Encore Episodes of Inspector Lewis: Series I:
August 16, 2009 at 9pm
Old School Ties
Assigned to chaperone a celebrity criminal on his visit to Oxford, Lewis soon finds two people are dead, and both he and Hathaway have their hands full.
August 23, 2009 at 9pm
Expiation
When an Oxford "soccer mom" is found hanged in her home following a visit from a mysterious stranger, Lewis and Hathaway uncover a web of family and sexual intrigue.
Inspector Lewis: Series II
Seven 90-minute mysteries — August 30-October 18, 2009
Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox return as Detective Inspector Lewis and Detective Sergeant Hathaway in seven all-new episodes. As the relationship between the two develops, we see new sides to the inimitable duo.
Masterpiece Classic (Aired January-May, 2009)
Each winter and spring, Masterpiece classic features signature period dramas. In its 2009 season, hosted by Laura Linney, Masterpiece classic presented seven programs.
- January 4-11, 2009
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- January 18-25, 2009
- Wuthering Heights
- February 1-8, 2009
- Sense and Sensibility
- February 15-22, 2009
- Oliver Twist
- March, 2009
- David Copperfield
- March 29-April 26, 2009
- Little Dorrit
- May 3, 2009
- The Old Curiosity Shop
