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Season 29 – Masterpiece Theatre

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"Masterpiece Theatre" presents adaptations of classic literature and the work of contemporary writers as acted out by prestigious thespians. Among the stories that have been featured in the series' run are "I, Claudius," "Henry VIII" and "The Forsyte Saga."
Masterpiece Theatre — Season 29

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Episode 1 Aired Oct 3, 1999 A Rather English Marriage Two British widowed war veterans become unlikely roommates. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 10, 1999 Aristocrats The four Lennox sisters, great-granddaughters of King Charles II and his mistress, court scandal with their daring matches and ideas in 18th-century England and Ireland. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 17, 1999 Aristocrats Teenage Sarah enchants the Prince of Wales, but the relationship collapses; Sarah must wed a cad, to whom she is openly unfaithful. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 24, 1999 Aristocrats Emily romances her children's penniless tutor; Edward brews an Irish revolution; Sarah settles down; Charles gains political stature; Louisa has views on class and poverty. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 31, 1999 Lost for Words A devoted man (Pete Postlethwaite) helps his 87-year-old mother (Thora Hird) maintain her independence after a series of strokes. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 21, 1999 Shooting the Past Librarians (Lindsay Duncan, Timothy Spall) thwart a U.S. millionaire (Liam Cunningham) planning to turn a London mansion full of rare photos into a business college. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 28, 1999 Shooting the Past After receiving a mysterious message from her discharged colleague, librarian Marilyn races to save the Fallon Photo Library. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 9, 2000 Bramwell Victorian physician Eleanor Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave) is shattered to learn that Finn O'Neil has wed an American. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 16, 2000 Bramwell Dr. Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave) learns that Nurse Carr has been mistreating her deranged mother. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 23, 2000 Bramwell Dr. Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave) stays with friends to recuperate from her shattered love affair. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 30, 2000 Bramwell Robert needs to borrow money to open his own office; Eleanor (Jemma Redgrave) learns Robert will marry. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 6, 2000 Madame Bovary Emma Bovary, the wife of a village doctor, seeks passion in her lonely life. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 13, 2000 Madame Bovary Emma Bovary realizes, although too late, her husband was her only true friend. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 20, 2000 All the King's Men The legendary fate of the Norfolk Regiment, working class men whose reputations were won at the battle of Gallipoli in 1915. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 27, 2000 The Turn of the Screw An English governess tries to shield two children from ghosts in an adaptation of the Henry James tale. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 16, 2000 David Copperfield David Copperfield's happy childhood takes a turn for the worse when his widowed mother marries a stern disciplinarian who ships him off to a boarding school. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 17, 2000 David Copperfield Heep ruins Mr. Wickfield and Aunt Betsey, leaving David and Mr. Micawber to expose his fraud and restore their finances. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 30, 2000 Seeing Red Actress Coral Atkins alters her lifestyle and starts a children's home. Details Episode 19 Aired May 7, 2000 Monsignor Renard A Gestapo officer searches for an escaped English soldier. Details Episode 20 Aired May 14, 2000 Monsignor Renard Germans shoot a French soldier for stealing bread. Details Episode 21 Aired May 21, 2000 Monsignor Renard Helene considers adoption or abortion for her unborn child. Details

Season Info

Director
Alan J.W. Bell, David Caffrey
Executive Producer
Margaret Matheson, Keith Richardson, Rod Stoneman, Michael Wearing, Rebecca Eaton
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 3, 1999