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Confused about who stole which artifact for what reason in that latest episode of Endeavour, and how our intrepid detective figured it all out? Or need a refresher on the relationships—familial, romantic, or rancorous—in Poldark? Check out our recaps of those shows and more: all of your favorite British series, dramas, and mysteries from Masterpiece and PBS, condensed into easily readable plot summaries. So when another season of All Creatures Great and Small or Grantchester rolls around, whether you’re streaming it via Passport or watching it on TV, you can quickly catch up and enjoy the show. Don’t forget the popcorn!

Kenny and Skye sit in a car and look out the open window

'Guilt' Recap: Season 3 Episode 2

When Kenny realizes his niece Skye is involved with Maggie Lynch, he decides to go to the McCalls in order to join with them to resist Maggie, who is making plans to leave Edinburgh. 

Rosaline holds a cup of coffee and smiles in front of the ocean

'MaryLand' Recap: Episode 1

Rosaline and her sister Becca are thrown together when their mother dies on the Isle of Man, even though no one in the family knows what she was doing there. They soon discover a hidden life.

Shelagh looks at Sister Julienne

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 13 Episode 8

Poplar is hosting a "Mother of the Year" competition, with plenty of candidates, from Shelagh to Violet to someone reunited with an adopted-away son to less obvious choices.

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Jack stands and looks at Lynn under a tree

'Alice & Jack' Recap: Episode 2

Jack's new marriage to Lynn is upset by the reappearance of Alice in his life, while Alice makes a startling admission about her past. 

Larry stands behind Nolly and holds her as they both look upwards

'Nolly' Recap: Episode 2

As Nolly and everyone else are desperate to learn how her character will be killed off, she also worries about what she will do once her contract ends. 

Cyril opens a door for a woman with a stroller

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 13 Episode 2

Cyril and the midwives help a woman whose husband has left her with one child and another on the way and whose government housing is infected with mold.

Alice and Jack sit in front of two large tunnels and some skyscrapers

'Alice & Jack' Recap: Episode 1

Alice and Jack's romance is brief but intense, and leaves indelible marks on both as they continue to move through life. 

Nolly in a fur coat in profile

'Nolly' Recap: Episode 1

Noele Gordon has been the star of a popular soap opera for eighteen years when she learns that she is being fired, for no apparent reason.

The midwives and their pupils ride bikes down the street, smiling in their uniforms

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 13 Episode 1

A new set of midwife pupils arrives in Poplar and one of them is immediately thrust into danger, while the other midwives aid a mother with cerebral palsy. 

Helen and James smile and hold their heads to each other as James holds their newborn

'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 4 Episode 7

James tries to make his way home from training at Christmas to welcome a new son, in the season finale. 

Tony, Clive, and Bill sit at a bar and mug for the camera

'Funny Woman' Recap: Episode 6

The team reunites for a final episode that they hope might lead to another series, but there are still complications with which Barbara must wrestle. 

Richard Alderson bends towards a seated, blanketed, smiling Helen outside

'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 4 Episode 6

Helen moves home to help on the family farm but her father wants to coddle her as she's pregnant. Mrs. Hall and Siegfried wrestle with an impending departure. 

Eliza in a blue dress and hat sits and looks off camera

'Miss Scarlet and the Duke' Recap: Season 4 Episode 6

Eliza sets to helping a friend – and saving her business – when Nash becomes wanted in connection with a murder. 

Brian sits at a desk looking at a newspaper while Patsy stands next to him

'Funny Woman' Recap: Episode 5

Barbara is suspended from her show and forced to stay at home out of sight of the press. The team tries to keep producing the show without her, to their dismay. 

James hugs Mrs. Hall while Siegfried stands by in front of a grassy lawn and stone house

'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 4 Episode 5

James finally has to leave for the air force, and set about preparing Skeldale for his absence and reckoning with leaving Helen and their coming child behind.

Nash and Eliza stand in the street

'Miss Scarlet and the Duke' Recap: Season 4 Episode 5

Eliza and Nash continue to clash in their approaches to running the business while they investigate an explosion at a newfangled telephone company.

Diane and Barbara have drinks across a table from each other at a bar

'Funny Woman' Recap: Episode 4

Barbara and Diane both continue to find more success, although perhaps their news isn't as good as they like. And Barbara endangers her career by accident, thanks to her relationship with Clive. 

James and Siegfried stand in brown coats in a stable

'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 4 Episode 4

As Richard frustrates James by simultaneously being a know-it-all and clueless, James worries that he has endangered Helen and their unborn child.