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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!


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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. 

William stands in front of Eliza in a hat and they both look offscreen

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

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

Marge reads a magazine with a full-page photo of Barbara

'Funny Woman' Recap: Episode 3

Barbara's career begins to take off as her father suffers from ill health. She finds a friend in a journalist and a lover in a member of the team working on her sitcom.

Richard, Siegfried, and Mrs. Pumphrey try to see something off screen

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

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.