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Masterpiece Contemporary

This fall, Masterpiece contemporary presents outstanding British television drama with contemporary themes.


  • October 25, 2009, 9pm
    Endgame
    (One 120-minute episode)
    A political thriller about the negotiations that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa starring William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jonny Lee Miller.

  • November 1-8, 2009, 9pm
    Place of Execution
    (One 90-minute episode, one 60-minute episode)
    Juliet Stevenson plays a high-profile TV journalist who investigates the disappearance of a 13-year-old girl 40 years prior. Also stars Greg Wise (Cranford).

  • November 15-22, 2009, 9pm
    Collision
    (One 120-minute episode, one 90-minute episode)
    Collision tells the story of a major road accident and the 10 seemingly unconnected people involved. Beyond the chaotic landscape of corpses and crumpled cars, a series of invisible dramas unfolds.

Masterpiece mystery! (Aired May-October, 2009)
Secrets, celebrity, sexual politics and homicide — it must be Masterpiece mystery! Each summer, turn to the go-to source for the best in British crime thrillers.

May 10-31, 2009
Wallander
June 7-14, 2009
Foyle's War: Series V (Encore episodes)
June 21-28, 2009
Hercule Poirot
July 5-26, 2009
Miss Marple
August 16-23, 2009
Inspector Lewis, Series I (Encore episodes)
August 30-October 18, 2009
Inspector Lewis, Series II

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 (Encore episode)
February 15-22, 2009
Oliver Twist
March, 2009
David Copperfield
March 29-April 26, 2009
Little Dorrit
May 3, 2009
The Old Curiosity Shop