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MASTERPIECE Studio is your backstage pass to the PBS series—from Sherlock to Poldark. After the show, turn off the TV and tune in to MASTERPIECE Studio for the scoop with host Jace Lacob. Listen for exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of your favorite shows. Get the history lowdown behind the people and places you see on screen, and hear revealing stories from the set.
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WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Marble Hall Murders. Author, screenwriter, and executive producer Anthony Horowitz and lead actor Lesley Manville join us once again to bring Marble Hall Murders to a close. In this episode, Anthony and Lesley reflect on character motives, filming fight scenes, and how in the end, Susan Ryeland manages to come out on top.
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of The Marlow Murder Club. Actor Cara Horgan has been playing the well-respected and sweet-natured Becks Starling for the past three seasons of The Marlow Murder Club. In this episode, Cara shares how she leans into Becks’ rebellious side, and what it was like to be a suspect in a murder investigation this season.
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of Marble Hall Murders. Actor Lesley Manville is known for being able to play a variety of characters, most of whom are quite different from her. But Susan Ryeland is the exception, as Lesley shares that this character is more like her than not. In this episode, Lesley talks about what it was like to put on Susan’s trademark leather jacket and take the wheel of her red sports car as she hunts for clues in Marble Hall Murders.
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Marble Hall Murders. Author, screenwriter, and executive producer Anthony Horowitz joins us to discuss the first episode of the final installment of the Susan Ryeland trilogy, Marble Hall Murders. In this episode, Anthony also shares his views on the appeal of murder mysteries, human nature, and how his past influences his work.
This interview with lead actor Rishi Nair was recorded two weeks after the 11th and final season of Grantchester finished filming. In this episode, Rishi reflects on his time as Reverend Alphy Kottaram, and what this role has meant to him personally and professionally. To watch this special MASTERPIECE Studio interview on video, visit YouTube.com/masterpiecepbs and click on Podcasts.
WARNING: This episode contains significant spoilers for Grantchester Season 11.If you haven’t yet watched the series finale of Grantchester, make sure you do before listening to this episode as we’re about to discuss some significant spoilers. The final episode of the final season of Grantchester begins with many of our beloved characters’ futures hanging in the balance, and many lingering questions. But perhaps the biggest question we’re all wondering at this point is, how will we get by without Grantchester? We’re joined by Daisy Coulam, Rishi Nair, Kacey Ainsworth, Tessa Peake-Jones, Bradley Hall, Melissa Johns, and Al Weaver to bid a fond farewell to this beloved mystery drama.
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Seven of Grantchester Season 11.Since Season 1 of Grantchester, actor Al Weaver has been combing down his hair, putting on a sweater vest, and transforming into the timid, yet kind and loving, Leonard Finch. In this conversation, Al talks about the early days of Grantchester, sharing car rides to the set with Mrs. C actor Tessa Peake-Jones, and how his character learned to live his truths and embrace his individuality over 11 seasons of Grantchester.
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of Grantchester Season 11.In several ways, actor Melissa Johns’ real life has paralleled her character’s, Jennifer Peters, née Miss Scott. Over the past few years, they’ve both shared significant life milestones. In fact, Melissa has yet to know her 30s without Miss Scott. In this episode, Melissa talks about how her character has made herself invaluable to the police station, as well as acting alongside Bradley Hall, Al Weaver, Robson Green, and finally, what Grantchester has meant to her.
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