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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!

Max and Jake look startled in a dark barn

'Guilt' Recap: Season 3 Episode 1

Jake and Max once again find themselves in danger, involved with a frightening cast of characters from their past caprices. 

Mr Bates stands looking serious in front of a fence

'Mr Bates vs the Post Office' Recap: Episode 4

Alan and the subpostmasters finally have their days in court, but even after those battles, Alan will never stop fighting. 

Joyce stands in a nurse's outfit

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 13 Episode 7

Someone from Joyce's past resurfaces, threatening her new life, while Trixie and Matthew face a rocky future and Rosalind helps a young woman with a horrible secret.

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A young Eliza sits and smiles

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

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

Two writers sit and look skeptically at someone standing in front of them

'Funny Woman' Recap: Episode 2

Barbara gets an opportunity to be in a sitcom, but first has to convince people to let her as she tries to make it big.

Two goats run down a hallway

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

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.

Eliza walks down the street with a bouquet in a pink dress and hat

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

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. 

Barbara in a white swimsuit, tiara, and sash holds a bouquet and stands next to a suited man and in front of a seated and standing woman

'Funny Woman' Recap: Episode 1

After Barbara Parker wins a beauty contest in her hometown, she goes to London to make it big. But it's 1964, and the world is misogynistic.

Siegfried and a man and dog walk towards a stone barn across a snowy field

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

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. 

William stands and looks at a seated woman with her back to the camera, in a room with a fresco on the wall

'Miss Scarlet and the Duke' Recap: Season 4 Episode 1

William is overworked as Scotland Yard expands its jurisdiction, while Eliza has no work. They eventually come together to investigate a robbery involving a high-end brothel.

The cast of Call the Midwife all smile and laugh in front of a Christmas tree

'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 13 Holiday Special

The midwives and their friends all pitch in to recreate a cherished Christmas from the depressed Sister Monica Joan's childhood, while also delivering babies and helping an isolated loner.

Golda holds Esther outside

'Little Bird' Recap: Episode 6

Bezhig has her whole birth family and also her adoptive mother to help her mourn the loss of her twin brother.

Jake and Annika stand outside looking off frame

'Annika' Recap: Season 2 Episode 6

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.

Harry sits with Vera on his lap on a bench next to Lois

'World on Fire' Recap: Season 2 Episode 6

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. 

Lucian and Rose stand on a staircase in evening dress

'Hotel Portofino' Recap: Season 2 Episode 6

The casino opens with a big gala that leads to a confrontation between Rose and Lucian as well as Cecil, Marco, and Victor.

Bezhig and Adele seen standing facing each other in an office through a window

'Little Bird' Recap: Episode 5

Feeling lost, Bezhig again confronts Adele in the hope of more information about her birth family, and sets off in search of her twin brother. 

Morgan holds her phone and stands in front of a tent in a forest

'Annika' Recap: Season 2 Episode 5

Morgan is working at an eco-resort, so Annika takes a holiday there but is joined by her father Magnus. Annika quickly finds a dead body in a river on the resort and turns a holiday into work.

Robina sews next to Sir James

'World on Fire' Recap: Season 2 Episode 5

Robina finally demands answers of Sir James and Kasia, as Kasia struggles with her assignment. Rajib and Harry suffer a tragic loss in the desert, and Henriette and David grow closer while David convalesces.