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Season 30 – 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 30

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Episode 1 Aired Oct 8, 2000 Oliver Twist In Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," an unmarried young woman flees to another town where she dies giving birth to a son. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 15, 2000 Oliver Twist Branded a troublemaker, Oliver runs away to London, where Fagin takes him into his nest of pickpockets. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 22, 2000 Oliver Twist Fagin and Sikes plot to stop Mrs. Bedwin; Nancy attempts to clear Oliver's name and reunite him with his family. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 5, 2000 Her Majesty Mrs. Brown A Scottish servant brightens the otherwise orderly house of Queen Victoria. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 12, 2000 The Railway Children Three boys continue to wonder why their father has been mysteriously taken away by the police. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 19, 2000 Stiff Upper Lips An upper-class woman falls in love with a manly peasant. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 14, 2001 Bramwell VI Eleanor suspects that Finn, her former fiance, may have tested a smallpox vaccine on his new wife so that he could murder her and return to courting the good doctor. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 21, 2001 Bramwell VI Dr. Marsham endures personal crisis as he sends his daughters to live with relatives after the death of his wife. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 28, 2001 Bramwell VI Eleanor (Jemma Redgrave) is inspired to propose to Dr. Marsham (Kevin McMonagle) by her father's (David Calder) own impending wedding. Host: Russell Baker. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 4, 2001 Bramwell VI Eleanor is attracted to an army officer whose brutal methods both repulse and intrigue her; Marsham opposes the Boer War on principle. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 11, 2001 Bramwell VI Eleanor's pregnancy has her concerned for all things maternal as she begins caring for unwed mothers and searches for a girl she unwittingly condemned to a life of prostitution. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 18, 2001 Anna Karenina In Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina," Anna begins an affair with cavalry officer Vronsky, which jeopardizes her marriage, relationship with her son, and social standing. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 25, 2001 Anna Karenina Anna and Vronsky run away to Italy, though she soon returns to her native Russia to put an end to scandalous talk by divorcing Karenin. Details Episode 14 Aired Apr 1, 2001 Wives and Daughters In Elizabeth Gaskell's "Wives and Daughters," while Molly visits Hamley Hall, her father announces he will remarry. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 8, 2001 Wives and Daughters Though Molly and Cynthia quickly become good friends, they are torn apart over their desire for the dashing Roger; Molly learns Osborne's secret. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 15, 2001 Wives and Daughters A dark secret from Cynthia's past keeps her from celebrating her engagement to Roger; Molly searches for a way to keep Preston from blackmailing her stepsister. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 22, 2001 Wives and Daughters When Cynthia breaks off her engagement to Roger, Molly must decide whether she is interested in marrying him; the squire takes in the late Osborne's wife and son. Details Episode 18 Aired May 13, 2001 Take a Girl Like You In Kingsley Amis' dark comedy set in England before the sexual revolution, a rake (Rupert Graves) meets a schoolteacher (Sienna Guillory). Details Episode 19 Aired May 20, 2001 Take a Girl Like You In Kingsley Amis' sexual comedy, different motives drive a rake (Rupert Graves) and a schoolteacher (Sienna Guillory). Details Episode 20 Aired Jul 1, 2001 Talking Heads 2: Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet In Alan Bennett's monologue, spinster Miss Fozzard (Patricia Routledge) develops a relationship with foot specialist. Details

Season Info

Director
Nicholas Renton, David Blair, Nick Hurran, Patrick Garland
Executive Producer
Paul Lee, Alan Bennett, Jane Tanter, Jane Tranter, Rebecca Eaton
Screenwriter
Allan Cubitt, Alan Bennett, Andrew Davies
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 8, 2000