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
