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A British Show That Has Forced Calls for a New Law Comes to WTTW and PBS

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office dramatizes a real-life miscarriage of justice in the United Kingdom, and has generated public outrage on behalf of its victims.

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

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

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

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William convalesces at Eliza's house as she tries to solve a robbery with Nash, lest their gangster client be unhappy with their work.

'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 4 Episode 3

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James acquires a student assistant in order to spend some more time with Helen, but things don't quite work out as Mrs. Pumphrey's community tea party approaches. 

'Miss Scarlet and the Duke' Recap: Season 4 Episode 3

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Eliza reflects on the first time she met William, when both of them were a teenager and she had just been expelled from school. 

'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 4 Episode 2

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Skeldale House is a mess, leading Siegfried to hire a bookkeeper to put things in order. But she quickly changes the way the business is run, to everyone's chagrin.

'Miss Scarlet and the Duke' Recap: Season 4 Episode 2

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Eliza investigates the death of an undertaker as the overworked police fail to get to the case as fast as Mr. Potts, a friend of the victim, would like. 

'All Creatures Great and Small' Recap: Season 4 Episode 1

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Siegfried doesn't know a farmer he's been helping is all alone, while James tries to help the ill dog of a trouble-making kid. 

Our Most Popular Drama and Mystery Recaps of 2023

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As the year ends and you look forward to 2024’s dramas and mysteries, it’s the perfect time to look back on the shows we’ve enjoyed this year.

Keeley Hawes Will Play Jane Austen's Sister in a New Miniseries

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The British star will play Cassandra Austen, who burned much of her correspondence with her sister Jane after Jane's death, in an adaptation of Gill Hornby's novel Miss Austen.

More Heavy Hitters Join the Cast of 'Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light'

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Harriet Walter and Timothy Spall are among the stars who have joined the cast of the upcoming adaptation of Hilary Mantel's final Thomas Cromwell novel. 

A Preview of Season 4 of 'Miss Scarlet and the Duke'

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We have a new preview and information about the upcoming fourth season of Miss Scarlet and the Duke, which premieres on WTTW on January 7.

Thomas Cromwell Returns to TV with an Adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Final 'Wolf Hall' Novel

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Mark Rylance returns as the cunning and complex Thomas Cromwell in a coming adaptation of Hilary Mantel's final novel in her acclaimed Cromwell trilogy.

'Annika' Recap: Season 2 Episode 6

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Jake asks Annika to make a big decision while she investigates the death of a retired detective, and the case gets uncomfortably close to home.

'World on Fire' Recap: Season 2 Episode 6

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Harry and Lois both return to England, Lois with newfound purpose and Harry with newfound confusion and depression. Henriette, Rajib, and Marga are put in horrible situations. 

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